lithontriptic adjective & noun.
[lɪƟɒn'trɪptɪk] 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.
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