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lithiasises

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li⋅thi⋅a⋅sis

  [li-thahy-uh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
Origin:
1650–60; < NL < Gk lithíāsis; see lith-, -iasis
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Main Entry: li·thi·a·sis
Pronunciation: lith-'I-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural li·thi·a·ses /-"sEz/
: the formation of stony concretions in the body (as in the urinary tract or gallbladder) —often used in combinationlithiasis>
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lithiasis li·thi·a·sis (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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