lithotrite

[ lith-uh-trahyt ]

noun

, Surgery.

1. an instrument for performing lithotrity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithotrite¹

1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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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But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.

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Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.

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