lithiasis
[li-thahy-uh-sis]
- the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
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Origin of lithiasis
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Similarly, in Oxaluria, oxalic acid is found there; in Lithiasis, lithic acid in excess.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
Diabetes and Lithiasis are more under the control of Restoratives than the others.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
A simple excess of uric acid in this secretion constitutes Lithiasis.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
In 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 SystemFrederick William Headland
lithiasis
- pathol the formation of a calculus
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Word Origin
C17: New Latin; see litho-, -iasis
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lithiasis
(lĭ-thī′ə-sĭs)- The formation of calculi of any kind, especially biliary or urinary calculi.
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