Lithiasis Definition

lĭ-thīə-sĭs
lithiases
noun
The formation of calculi, or mineral concretions, within the body.
Webster's New World

(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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Other Word Forms of Lithiasis

Noun

Singular:
lithiasis
Plural:
lithiases

Origin of Lithiasis

  • From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithiasis, “lithiasis"), from λίθος (lithos, “stone").

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