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percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy — ultrasonic lithotripsy done through a probe through a skin incision … Medical dictionary
Lithotripsy — Lith o*trip sy (l[i^]th [ o]*tr[i^]p s[y^]), n. [Litho + Gr. tri bein to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder or urethra to reduce it to particles small enough to be voided; lithotrity. It may … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lithotripsy — Procedure to break a stone into small particles that can be passed in the urine. * * * The crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder, by mechanical force or focused sound energy. SYN: lithotrity. [litho + G. tripsis, a rubbing]… … Medical dictionary
Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave — A technique for shattering a kidney stone or gallstone with a shock wave produced outside the body. To focus on kidney stones here, there are several methods available for producing an acoustical or ultrasonic big bang which can be focused from… … Medical dictionary
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy — A technique for shattering a kidney stone or gallstone with a shock wave produced outside the body. To focus on kidney stones here, there are several methods available for producing an acoustical or ultrasonic big bang which can be focused from… … Medical dictionary
ESWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy) — A technique for shattering a kidney stone or gallstone with a shock wave produced outside the body. There are several methods available for producing an acoustical or ultrasonic big bang which can be focused from outside onto the kidney and the… … Medical dictionary
PUL — percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy pulmonary … Medical dictionary
PUL — • percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy • pulmonary … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ultrasound — ultrasonic waves; n. sound waves of high frequency (above 20 kHz), inaudible to the human ear. Ultrasound in the range 2–20 MHz can be used to produce images of the interior of the human body as the waves reflect off structures back to the probe… … The new mediacal dictionary
Kidney stone — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
