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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.
2. 2
   the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

calculosis

Etymology

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

Related phrases

gall bladder

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