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.
Nearby words
- lithely,
- lithemia,
- lithesome,
- lithia,
- lithia water,
- lithic,
- lithification,
- lithify,
- lithium,
- lithium aluminum hydride
Origin of 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.
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 HeadlandSimilarly, 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 Headland
lithiasis
/ (lɪˈθaɪəsɪs) /
noun
pathol the formation of a calculus
Word Origin for lithiasis
C17: New Latin; see litho-, -iasis
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lithiasis
[ lĭ-thī′ə-sĭs ]
n. pl. li•thi•a•ses (-sēz′)
The formation of calculi of any kind, especially biliary or urinary calculi.
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