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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy(health)
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)(health)
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plumbing (iou) and Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (health)


plumbing (iou)



plumbing noun. LME.
[from PLUMB verb + -ING1.]
The action of PLUMB verb; now esp. the activity or trade of a plumber. LME.
The result of this action; plumber's work, the system or apparatus of water supply, heating, sanitation etc., in a building. M18.
transf. Something resembling a system of water supply in appearance or function; spec. (a) colloq. a system of pipes, tubes, or ducts in an engine or Other apparatus or installation; (b) Jazz slang a trumpet, trombone, or similar wind instrument; (c) colloq. lavatory installations collectively; spec. a water-closet, a lavatory; (d) colloq. (chiefly joc.) the excretory tracts, the urinary system. E20.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (health)


A technique for shattering stones such as kidney stones or gallstones with a shock wave produced outside the body.