See Also: Lithontriptic(medicine)
lithontriptic(dictionary)

lithontriptic (iou)



lithontriptic adjective & noun. Now rare or obsolete. Also lithonthriptic. M17.
[French lithontriptique or mod. Latin lithontripticus (later -thrypticus), from Greek LITHO- + thruptein break up, infl. by Greek tripsis rubbing, grinding: cf. LITHOTRIPSY.]
Medicine. (A medicine) having the property of breaking down calculi; lithotritic.