| lithotriptor | <surgery> An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| lithotriptoscopy | Crushing of a stone in the bladder under direct vision by use of a lithotriptoscope. Origin: Litho-+ G. Tribo, to rub, crush, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithotrite | A mechanical instrument used to crush a urinary calculus in lithotripsy. Synonym: lithoclast. Origin: Litho-+ L. Tero, pp. Tritus, to rub (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithotritor | <surgery> A lithotriptor. See: Lithotrity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithotrity | <surgery> The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided. Origin: Litho- + L. Terere, tritum, to rub, grind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithotroph | Cell or organism that depends upon inorganic compounds as electron donors for energy production. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lithoxyl | Petrified wood. Origin: Litho- + Gr. Wood: cf. F. Lithoxyle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithuresis | The passage of gravel in the urine. Origin: Litho-+ G. Ouresis, urination (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithuria | Excretion of uric acid or urates in large amount in the urine. Origin: Lithic (acid) + G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithy | Easily bent; pliable. <botany> Lithy tree, a European shrub (Viburnum Lantana); so named from its tough and flexible stem. See: Lithe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |