English Explanatory Dictionary

lithiasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.

Pronunciation

/lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lithiasis.wav

Word forms

lithiasis lithiases

Etymology

From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Derived words

arthrolithiasis broncholithiasis canalolithiasis cholecystolithiasis choledocholithiasis cholelithiasis cupulolithiasis cystolithiasis dacryolithiasis enterolithiasis lithiasic lithiatic microlithiasis nephrolithiasis nephroureterolithiasis pancreatolithiasis pseudolithiasis renolithiasis rhinolithiasis sialolithiasis ureterolithiasis urethrolithiasis urocystolithiasis urolithiasis
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