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Where does “lithiasis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lithiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλιθίασιςlithiasis
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “lithiasis”

  • cholelithiasis
  • nephrolithiasis
  • urolithiasis
  • lithiasis
  • sialolithiasis
  • ureterolithiasis
  • cholecystolithiasis
  • pseudolithiasis
  • enterolithiasis
  • nephroureterolithiasis
  • cystolithiasis
  • antilithiatic
  • lithiatic
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