lithiasis
English
Etymology
From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Noun
lithiasis (plural lithiases)
- (medicine) The process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- lithiatic
- nephrolithiasis
- renolithiasis
- sialolithiasis
- ureterolithiasis
- urethrolithiasis
- urocystolithiasis
- urolithiasis
Translations
Further reading
- lithiasis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- lithiasis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- lithiasis at OneLook Dictionary Search
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