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lithiasis

/lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lithi-a-sis
IPA
/lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

lithiases (plural)

Derived Forms

arthrolithiasis broncholithiasis canalolithiasis cholecystolithiasis choledocholithiasis cholelithiasis cupulolithiasis cystolithiasis dacryolithiasis enterolithiasis lithiasic lithiatic

Questions

How do you pronounce lithiasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/.
What does lithiasis mean?
The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.
Where does lithiasis come from?
From Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις (lithíasis, “lithiasis”), from λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

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