Urinary
lithotripsy
LITH-oh-trip-see
StatusNew
Definition
Breaking up kidney stones using shock waves
ProcedureUrinary
Breakdown
Root
lith/o
stone
Suffix
-tripsy
crushing
Etymology
Greek: lith/o (stone) + -tripsy (crushing)
LITH-oh-trip-see
Breaking up kidney stones using shock waves
stone
crushing
Greek: lith/o (stone) + -tripsy (crushing)