litholapaxy (redirected from extracorporeal litholapaxy)

litholapaxy /li·thol·a·paxy/ (li-thol?ah-pak´se) lithotripsy.

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li·thol·a·pax·y (l-thl-pks, lth-l-)

n.

The procedure of crushing of a stone in the bladder and washing out the fragments through a catheter.

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litholapaxy

the crushing of a stone in the bladder and washing out of the fragments. Called also lithotripsy.

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extracorporeal litholapaxy

application of sound waves from outside the body.

intracorporeal litholapaxy

fragmentation of stones within the body requiring direct access to the site.