Etymology

lithotriptic

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Today it means: Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys. Full definition →

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The story

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”).

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