lithotrite
[ lith-uh-trahyt ]
/ ˈlɪθ əˌtraɪt /
noun Surgery.
an instrument for performing lithotrity.
Origin of lithotrite
1830–40; back formation from
lithotrity; see
-ite1
Words nearby lithotrite
lithotomy position,
lithotripsy,
lithotripter,
lithotriptic,
lithotriptoscopy,
lithotrite,
lithotrity,
lithuania,
lithuanian,
lithuresis,
lithuria
Example sentences from the Web for lithotrite
The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.
This danger is avoided by raising the point of the lithotrite immediately after grasping the stone and before crushing.
Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.
Medical definitions for lithotrite
lithotrite
[ lĭth′ə-trīt′ ]
n.
An instrument used to crush a stone present in the bladder or urethra.
lithoclast