Definition of "lithotripter" []

• A device that pulverizes kidney stones and gallstones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits. (noun)

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• "Ok my mum is not in ICU (hope she's ok), but I've just my first kidney stone in 10 years blasted this week in a lithotripter, now the fun of having the little darlins coming out, christ it hurts!"
• "Canada ranks 18th out of 23 OECD countries in MRIs per capita and 17th out of 22 OECD countries in the number of computed tomography (CT) scanners per capita. 2 Worse yet, Canada ranks second to last, 13 out of 14 countries for lithotripter availability."
• "In most large cities in the United States there is at least one hospital with a lithotripter."