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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Gr.

λίθος

, acc. [GREEK], a stone + [GREEK] to rub, grind: cf. F.

lithontriptique

(Med.)

Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys;

as,

lithontriptic

forcéps

–

Noun.

A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water.

Adj.

[Gr. stone, and to wear or break.]

Having the quality of dissolving the stone in the bladder or kidneys.

Noun.

A medicine which has the power of dissolving the stone in the bladder or kidneys; a solvent of stone in the human urinary passage.