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cystolith

[ sis-tl-ith ]
/ ˈsɪs tl ɪθ /
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noun Botany.

a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.

RELATED WORDS

concretion, calculus, bilestone

Nearby words

cystogenous, cystogram, cystography, cystoid, cystoid maculopathy, cystolith, cystolithectomy, cystolithiasis, cystolithic, cystolithotomy, cystoma

Origin of cystolith

First recorded in 1840–50; cysto- + -lith

Related forms

cys·to·lith·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cystolith

cystolith

/ (ˈsɪstəlɪθ) /

noun

a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
pathol a urinary calculus
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Medicine definitions for cystolith

cystolith

[ sĭs′tə-lĭth′ ]

n.

urinary calculus
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