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The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.
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The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.
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The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.
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The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
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The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one.
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The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.
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