lithontriptic

Etymology

Ancient Greek a stone + to rub, grind.

adj

  1. (medicine, histotical or archaic) Supposedly having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys (this science has since been debunked).

noun

  1. (medicine) A lithontriptic remedy or agent.

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