lithiasis
noun/lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/
Etymology From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
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Medicine, Sciences The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.
- Derived terms
- arthrolithiasis, broncholithiasis, canalolithiasis, cholecystolithiasis, choledocholithiasis, cholelithiasis, cupulolithiasis, cystolithiasis, dacryolithiasis, enterolithiasis, lithiasic, lithiatic, microlithiasis, nephrolithiasis, nephroureterolithiasis, pancreatolithiasis, pseudolithiasis, renolithiasis, rhinolithiasis, sialolithiasis, ureterolithiasis, urethrolithiasis, urocystolithiasis, urolithiasis