Where does “cholecystonephrolithiasis” come from?

cholecystonephrolithiasis (English) comes from English lithiasis, from Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

cholecystonephrolithiasis (English): A condition where a person has both gallstones (cholelithiasis) and kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) occurring together

Definitions

  1. A condition where a person has both gallstones (cholelithiasis) and kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) occurring together

Ancestry of “cholecystonephrolithiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithiasisThe process of forming stone-like deposits or...
2Latinlithiasis—
3Ancient Greekλιθίασιςlithiasis
4Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from Ancient Greek λιθίασις →Every word from Latin lithiasis →