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Where does “enterolithiasis” come from?

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

enterolithiasis (English): The presence or formation of intestinal calculi

Definitions

  1. The presence or formation of intestinal calculi

Ancestry of “enterolithiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithiasisThe process of forming stone-like deposits or...
2Latinlithiasis—
3Ancient Greekλιθίασιςlithiasis
4Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
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