lithotripsy

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Definition of lithotripsy in English English dictionary: The breaking-up of kidney stones or similar calculi by means of ultrasound; (LITH-oh-TRIP-see); The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity; (lith o trip see) The removal of stone (litho) by any of several means, including percutaneous (through the skin) surgery, or ESWL (extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy) which is the now common practice using focused sonic waves to break up stones inside the kidney to allow the stone material to pass as small pieces or grains This process, usually under general anesthesia, is often referred to by the uninformed as "having your stones blasted " See medical treatment; a procedure that uses shock waves to break kidney stones into tiny fragments; Urinary Calculi Destruction; {i} crushing and removing of kidney stones using a lithotripter (Medicine); The crushing of a stone within the urinary system, followed by removal of the fragments, a procedure that may be done either noninvasively (without a surgical incision) or with minimally invasive techniques
lithotripter: A device used in lithotripsy
lithotripter: {i} device which crushes kidney stones by means of ultrasound waves (Medicine)

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Definition of lithotripsy in Turkish English dictionary: (Tıp) Litotripsi.Safra Kesesi taşları ve safra taşlarını kırma,parçalama metodu.Özel bir alet veya Şok Dalgaları kullanılır.Bakınız ;ESWL
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: (Tıp) (ESWL) Exstrakorporeal(Vücutdışı) şok Dalgaları ile Safra taşı veya safra kesesi taşı kırma metodu(bkz: Lithotripsy.)

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