Etymology

lithiasis

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Today it means: The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder. Full definition →

Latin lithiasis ← Ancient Greek λιθίασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλιθίασις“lithiasis”
  2. Latin · derived fromlithiasis
  3. English todaylithiasis

From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

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