lithiasis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/

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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• arthrolithiasis
• canalolithiasis
• cholecystolithiasis
• cholelithiasis
• cystolithiasis
• enterolithiasis
• lithiatic
• pancreatolithiasis
• nephrolithiasis
• renolithiasis
• sialolithiasis
• ureterolithiasis
• urethrolithiasis
• urocystolithiasis
• urolithiasis

Translations

formation of stone-like deposits

• French: lithiase (fr)
• German: Lithiasis f
• Gujarati: અશ્મરી (aśmarī)
• Korean: 결석증 (gyeolseokjeung)
• Latin: lithiasis f
• Spanish: litiasis (es) f

Further reading

• “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.