Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cholecystolithotripsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chole-cys-tolithotrip-sy
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fragmentation of a gallstone, typically by means of ultrasound

Uncountable

Etymology

From cholecysto- + lithotripsy.

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Questions

What does cholecystolithotripsy mean?
fragmentation of a gallstone, typically by means of ultrasound
Where does cholecystolithotripsy come from?
From cholecysto- + lithotripsy.

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