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To Qualify for Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL),a Patient's Kidney Stone

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To qualify for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) ,a patient's kidney stone must be _____ in diameter.


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