glass(noun) a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure. glass, drinking glass(noun) a container for holding liquids while drinking. glass, glassful(noun) the quantity a glass will hold. field glass, glass, spyglass(noun) a small refracting telescope.
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is the meaning of ESWL in the medical context. E= Extracorporeal S= Shock W= Wave L= Lithotripsy. ESWL. It is a non-invasive procedure used to send shock waves through the body to disintegrate kidney stones.
Look up TL;DR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TL;DR, short for too long; didn't read, is Internet slang to say that some text being replied to has been ignored because of its length. In slang it can also stand for Too lazy; didn't read. It is also used as a signifier for a summary of an online post or news article.