| lithoclast |
The proper name of a particular kidney stone fragmenting probe that uses a small version of a pneumatic hammer to fragment stones. Works very well and quite safe but relatively new and only now becoming widely available. More popular in Europe.
Ãâó: www.kidneystonesbook.net/glossary.html
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| lithotripsy |
The name for any procedure, surgery or technique that fragments or breaks up a stone. Often refers to ESWL.
Ãâó: www.kidneystonesbook.net/glossary.html
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| lithotriptor |
Literally meaning "stone breaker," it refers to any machine than can fragment a stone; usually refers to some type of ESWL machine.
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| lithic |
scatter ?Is a surface scatter of cultural artifacts and debris that consists entirely of lithic (ie, stone) tools and chipped stone debris. This is a common prehistoric site type that is contrasted to a cultural material scatter, which contains other or additional artifact types such as pottery or bone artifacts, to a camp which contains habitation features, such as hearths, storage features or occupation features, or to other site types that contain different artifacts or features.
Ãâó: www.fs.fed.us/r3/carson/plans/ojo_caliente/html/gl...
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| lithology |
The study of the characteristics of rocks.
Ãâó: nandankanan.tripod.com/scienceterms.htm
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