Which of the following terms means surgical crushing of a stone?
A) lithotripsy
B) lithotomy
C) lithomegaly
D) lithomalacia
A) lithotripsy
Lith/o means stone and -tripsy means surgical crushing; thus, lithotripsy means
surgical crushing of a stone. -otomy means cutting into, so lithotomy means cutting into an organ
to remove a stone. -megaly means enlargement; therefore, lithomegaly means enlarged stone. -
malacia means abnormal softening; hence, lithomalacia means stone softening.
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