1. a medical device that uses shock waves to break up kidney stones or gallstones inside the body
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctor recommended using a lithotripter to break up the large kidney stone.
• Modern lithotripters can fragment stones without requiring surgery.
• The patient was scheduled for lithotripter treatment next week.
• The hospital’s new lithotripter uses focused ultrasound waves.
• After the lithotripter procedure, the stone fragments passed naturally.
• The urologist explained how the lithotripter would target the stones precisely.