lithiasis

Pronunciation: /lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/

The English word “lithiasis” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.

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

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