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lithotrite [lith-uh-trahyt] ExamplesWord Origin noun Surgery.
- an instrument for performing lithotrity.
Origin of lithotrite 1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; see -ite1 Examples from the Web for lithotrite Historical Examples of lithotrite
Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1
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But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.
Honor Bourguignon
The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
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This danger is avoided by raising the point of the lithotrite immediately after grasping the stone and before crushing.
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lithotrite in Medicine lithotrite [lĭth′ə-trīt′] n.
- An instrument used to crush a stone present in the bladder or urethra.lithoclast