lithiasis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

lithiasis (plural lithiases)

  1. (medicine) The process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.

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Further reading

  • lithiasis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • lithiasis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • lithiasis at OneLook Dictionary Search
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