Cholelithotripsy
GastroenterologySurgeryGood to know
The crushing of gallstones within the gallbladder or bile ducts using shock waves.
Korean
담석파쇄술
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French
Cholélithotripsie
Broyage de calculs biliaires à l'intérieur de la vésicule ou des canaux biliaires à l'aide d'ondes de choc.
Word parts
chol/eRoot(Greek) Bile, galllith/oRoot(Greek) Stone, calculus-tripsySuffix(Greek) Crushing, breaking up