lithiasis
English
Etymology
From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/
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
- arthrolithiasis
- canalolithiasis
- cholecystolithiasis
- cholelithiasis
- cystolithiasis
- enterolithiasis
- lithiatic
- pancreatolithiasis
- nephrolithiasis
- renolithiasis
- sialolithiasis
- ureterolithiasis
- urethrolithiasis
- urocystolithiasis
- urolithiasis
Translations
Further reading
- “lithiasis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “lithiasis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “lithiasis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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