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lithiasis
[ li-thahy-uh-sis ]
/ lɪˈθaɪ ə sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
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Words nearby lithiasis
litharge, lithe, lithemia, lithesome, lithia, lithiasis, lithia water, lithic, lithification, lithify, lithium
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How to use lithiasis in a sentence
Similarly, in Oxaluria, oxalic acid is found there; in Lithiasis, lithic acid in excess.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William HeadlandDiabetes and Lithiasis are more under the control of Restoratives than the others.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William HeadlandA simple excess of uric acid in this secretion constitutes Lithiasis.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William HeadlandIn Gout and Lithiasis there is an excess in the system of nitrogenous matter, and thus a tendency to an extra formation of urea.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
British Dictionary definitions for lithiasis
lithiasis
/ (lɪˈθaɪəsɪs) /
noun
pathol the formation of a calculus
Word Origin for lithiasis
C17: New Latin; see litho-, -iasis
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