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Meaning of "lithotripter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITHOTRIPTER

lithotripter  [ˈlɪθəˌtrɪptə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITHOTRIPTER

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conjunction
determiner
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Lithotripter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LITHOTRIPTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a non-invasive treatment of kidney stones and biliary calculi using an acoustic pulse. It is also reported to be effective for salivary stones. It is estimated that more than one million patients are treated annually with ESWL in the USA alone.

Definition of lithotripter in the English dictionary

The definition of lithotripter in the dictionary is a machine that pulverizes kidney stones by ultrasound as an alternative to their surgical removal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITHOTRIPTER


accepter
əkˈsɛptə
acceptor
əkˈsɛptə
adaptor
əˈdæptə
Anaglypta
ˌænəˈɡlɪptə
calypter
kəˈlɪptə
captor
ˈkæptə
chapter
ˈtʃæptə
descriptor
dɪˈskrɪptə
Gupta
ˈɡʌptə
helicopter
ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə
hemipter
hɪˈmɪptə
interceptor
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interruptor
ˌɪntəˈrʌptə
lithontriptor
ˌlɪθɒnˈtrɪptə
nipter
ˈnɪptə
peripter
pəˈrɪptə
raptor
ˈræptə
receptor
rɪˈsɛptə
scripter
ˈskrɪptə
sculptor
ˈskʌlptə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITHOTRIPTER

lithospermum
lithosphere
lithospheric
lithostatic
lithotome
lithotomic
lithotomical
lithotomies
lithotomist
lithotomous
lithotomy
lithotripsy
lithotriptic
lithotriptist
lithotrite
lithotritic
lithotrities
lithotritist
lithotritor
lithotrity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITHOTRIPTER

adapter
adopter
compter
corrupter
diopter
disrupter
early adopter
graphics adapter
gyrocopter
interrupter
opter
ornithopter
police helicopter
prompter
scepter
subchapter
sumpter
Teleprompter
Tempter
the Tempter

Synonyms and antonyms of lithotripter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lithotripter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITHOTRIPTER

Find out the translation of lithotripter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lithotripter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lithotripter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碎石机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

litotriptor
570 millions of speakers

English

lithotripter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Lithotripter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lithotripter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

литотриптер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lithotripter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lithotripter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lithotriteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lithotripter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lithotripter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砕石器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lithotripter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lithotripter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lithotripter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lithotripter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिथोस्ट्रिपटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

litotriptörün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

litotritore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lithotripter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літотріптер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lithotripter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιθοτριψίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lithotripter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lithotripter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lithotripter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lithotripter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOTRIPTER»

The term «lithotripter» is normally little used and occupies the 127.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOTRIPTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lithotripter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lithotripter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lithotripter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITHOTRIPTER»

Discover the use of lithotripter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lithotripter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Adult and Pediatric Urology
Currently, it appears that it is not possible to have true anesthesia-free capabilities with a very "efficient" lithotripter. Additional limitations of current lithotripsy devices relate to the method of stone localization. Although lithotripters using ...
Jay Young Gillenwater, 2002
2
Therapeutic Energy Application in Urology: Standards and ...
Actual Lithotripter Concepts Today, mainly two types of lithotripters are provided by the manufacturers [1-8]. "ESWL-tables" with an optimized design used for the previously underestimated mid-range to low-end machines. Such devices (e.g. ...
Christian Chaussy, 2005
3
Issues in Genitourinary Medicine: 2013 Edition
According to news originating from Singapore, Singapore, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “A new method was devised to suppress the bubble cavitation in the lithotripter focal zone to reduce the propensity of shockwave- induced ...
‎2013
4
Smith's Textbook of Endourology
It is more than 30 years since the introduction of lithotripsy to clinical practice and there have been a number of noteworthy changes in equipment design, but none that has involved a fundamental change in the acoustics of the lithotripter.
Glenn Preminger, Gopal Badlani, Louis Kavoussi, 2011
5
Oscillations, Waves and Interactions: Sixty Years Drittes ...
Despite increasing perfection in the lithotripter generations that followed the first Dornier HM3 device, there is currently only limited agreement on the relevant stone breaking mechanisms. Some authors consider cavitation, besides shear and ...
Thomas Kurz, 2007
6
Urinary Stone Disease: The Practical Guide to Medical and ...
Turk and Jenkins recommended ureteroscopy for distal stones after reviewing patients treated with a Dornier HM3 lithotripter (44 patients) or Dornier MFL5000 lithotripter (47 patients) versus ureteroscopy (96 patients). Stone-free rates favored ...
Marshall L. Stoller, Maxwell V. Meng, 2007
7
Clinical Management of Urolithiasis
6.8 Clinical application of the wide focus, low pressure lithotripter with self- focussing electromagnetic shock wave source with lateral ultrasound localization (Xinyuan, Suzhou Xinin Medical, China) level of the lithotripter is increased.
Thomas Knoll, Margaret S. Pearle, 2012
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Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging: Inside Out
Stones are fragmented into small pieces and pulverized by the repeated action of lithotripter pulses and are naturally passed out of the patient. The hard stones absorb most of the pressure so that, ideally, the surrounding tissue is less affected.
Thomas L. Szabo, 2013
9
Urinary Tract Stone Disease
In case intensity settings are changed, the energy dose is calculated by dose 1eff1 2eff2 3eff3 (12 mm) = + + + E nE nE nE This accumulated energy dose is shown on the display of the Dornier Lithotripter S together with the number of shocks ...
Nagaraja P. Rao, Glenn M. Preminger, John P. Kavanagh, 2011
10
Va Health Care: Albuquerque Medical Center Not Recovering ...
Analysis of Albuquerque Center's 1994 Basic Lithotripsy Price Lithotripter and Technician Under the assumptions we used, the Albuquerque center's charge for its lithotripter and technician would be $2,168 rather than the $658 charged.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITHOTRIPTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lithotripter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Court upholds CMS' prohibition on 'under-arrangements …
The urologist-owned lithotripsy companies had, for many years, furnished hospitals with the lithotripter (equipment that shoots high-energy ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Summer Increases Risks of Kidney Stones Caused by Dehydration
As one of the only health systems in the Bay Area with an on-site lithotripter machine, the Concord Medical Center previously offered lithotripsy ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
3
Kidney stones are common but treatable, often preventable
This is an outpatient procedure done under general anesthesia in which a "lithotripter" is placed against the patient flank. A high-energy ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
4
Olympus Unveils ShockPulse-SE Lithotripsy System
Olympus released the new generation Cyberwand lithotripter, the ShockPulse-SE, a dual-action system for breaking up kidney, ureteral, and ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
5
NUST holds intra-university competition to capitalise on students …
This project involves indigenous design and fabrication of a cost-effective, safe and smart intra-corporeal pneumatic lithotripter which can be ... «Daily Times, Jun 15»
6
Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Extracorporeal …
Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Extracorporeal Lithotripter Industry, 2010-2020 is a professional and in-depth market survey ... «Digital Journal, May 15»
7
Fragmentation of urinary calculi in vitro by burst wave lithotripsy …
In summary, the discovery that ultrasound bursts can fragment stones opens an avenue to development of an improved lithotripter. «UroToday, Apr 15»
8
Endoscopy Turns Eye To Fixing Problems After Weight Loss Surgery
“Once that's accomplished, we can position the wire and use the handle and sheath from a salvage mechanical lithotripter system to engage the wire and use it ... «General Surgery News, Apr 15»
9
Antinociceptive effect of methanol extract of leaves of Persicaria …
The plant has been reported to possess bitter, stimulant, tonic, diuretic, carminative, emmeragogue, haemostatic and lithotripter properties [7]. «BMC Blogs Network, Mar 15»
10
Closing the gap: Penn State Behrend connects campus, community …
One of those collaborations was a lithotripter, a high-powered therapeutic ultrasonic device that removes large kidney stones. Using ultrasonic ... «Penn State News, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lithotripter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lithotripter>. May 2024 ».
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