litholapaxy /li·thol·a·paxy/ (lĭ-thol″ah-pak´se) lithotripsy.
litholapaxy [lĭ-thol´ah-pak″se]
li·thol·a·pax·y (l -th l  -p k s , lth-l-)n. The procedure of crushing of a stone in the bladder and washing out the fragments through a catheter. |
litholapaxy [lĭ-thol´ah-pak″se]
the crushing of a stone in the bladder and washing out of the fragments.
litholapaxy
the crushing of a stone in the bladder and washing out of the fragments. Called also lithotripsy.
extracorporeal litholapaxy
application of sound waves from outside the body.
intracorporeal litholapaxy
fragmentation of stones within the body requiring direct access to the site.
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