Lith"o*trip`sy (l&ibreve;th"&osl;*tr&ibreve;p`s&ybreve;), n. [Litho- + Gr. tri`bein to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.