cholelithotripsy

noun

The crushing of a gallstone

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Meanings

nouncholelithotripsy (plural cholelithotripsies)

plural cholelithotripsies

  1. medicineThe crushing of a gallstone

Origin

From chole- + lithotripsy.

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APA

cholelithotripsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholelithotripsy

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“cholelithotripsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholelithotripsy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholelithotripsy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholelithotripsy.

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