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cystolith

[ sis-tl-ith ]
/ ˈsɪs tl ɪθ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR cystolith

noun Botany.

a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.

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Origin of cystolith

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cystolith

cys·to·lith·ic, adjective

Words nearby cystolith

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

concretion, calculus, bilestone, biliary calculus

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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Medical definitions for cystolith

cystolith
[ sĭs′tə-lĭth′ ]

n.

urinary calculus
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