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Lithiasis


Li-thi′a-sis

(lĭ-thī′ȧ-sĭs)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
λιθίασις
, fr.
λίθοσ
stone.]
(Med.)
The formation of stony concretions or calculi in any part of the body, especially in the bladder and urinary passages.
Dunglison.

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lithiasis

lithiasis

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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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