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lithontriptic (iou) and nodose rheumatism (medicine)


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.

nodose rheumatism (medicine)


nodose rheumatism


An acute or subacute articular rheumatism, accompanied by the formation of nodules on the tendons, ligaments, and periosteum in the neighborhood of the affected joints.

Synonym: rheumatoid arthritis