litholapaxy
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litholapaxy
[lĭ-thol´ah-pak″se]the crushing of a stone in the bladder and washing out of the fragments.
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li·thol·a·pax·y
(li-thol'ă-pak'sē),The technique of crushing a stone in the bladder and washing out the fragments through a catheter.
[litho- + G. lapaxis, an emptying out]
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li·thol·a·pax·y
(li-thol'ă-pak-sē)The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder and washing out the fragments through a catheter.
[litho- + G. lapaxis, an emptying out]
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