lithontriptic

English

Alternative forms

• lithonthriptic, lithonthryptic

Etymology

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) +‎ Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”).

Adjective

lithontriptic (not comparable)

1. (medicine, dated) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.

Noun

lithontriptic (plural lithontriptics)

1. (medicine, dated) A lithontriptic remedy or agent.

Related terms

• lithotripsy

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “lithontriptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)