lithiasis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
formation of stone-like deposits
Further reading[edit]
- “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.