lithiasis

[ li-thahy-uh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.

lithiasis

/ lɪˈθaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. pathol the formation of a calculus

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithiasis¹

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek lithíāsis; lith-, -iasis

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithiasis¹

C17: New Latin; see litho- , -iasis

Example Sentences

Similarly, in Oxaluria, oxalic acid is found there; in Lithiasis, lithic acid in excess.

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Diabetes and Lithiasis are more under the control of Restoratives than the others.

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A simple excess of uric acid in this secretion constitutes Lithiasis.

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In Gout and Lithiasis there is an excess in the system of nitrogenous matter, and thus a tendency to an extra formation of urea.

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