Definition of Lithiasis. Meaning of Lithiasis. Synonyms of Lithiasis

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Definition of Lithiasis

Lithiasis
Lithiasis Li*thi"a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. li`qos stone.] (Med.) The formation of stony concretions or calculi in any part of the body, especially in the bladder and urinary passages. --Dunglison.

Meaning of Lithiasis from wikipedia

- forms in an organ or duct of the body. Formation of calculi is known as lithiasis (/ˌlɪˈθaɪəsɪs/). Stones can cause a number of medical conditions. Some...
- presence of gallstones in the common bile duct (CBD) (thus choledocho- + lithiasis). This condition can cause jaundice and liver cell damage. Treatments...
- also be caused by foreign material, kidney stones, or bladder stones (lithiasis). Urogenital opening Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meatus urethrae...
- from the Latin rēnēs, meaning "kidneys", and calculus, meaning "pebble". Lithiasis (stone formation) in the kidneys is called nephrolithiasis (/ˌnɛfroʊlɪˈθaɪəsɪs/)...
- of biocrystallization are of interest in drug design efforts against lithiasis and against pathogens that feed on blood, since many of these organisms...
- the University of Edinburgh. His essay entitled “Six cases illustrating lithiasis of the urinary tract, from the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh” was...
- calculi (PC), prostatic stones, prostatic calcification or prostatic lithiasis, are hyper-echoic mineral deposits in the prostate that are frequently...
- and the operation has ever since borne his name—the Celsian method. Lithiasis (stone formation) in the bladder is called cystolithiasis (/ˌsɪstoʊlɪˈθaɪəsɪs/)...
- Thailand, and northeastern Borneo. The earliest operation for treating Lithiasis treatment is given in Sushruta Samhita (India). First archaeological surveys...
- allowed to flow normally with urine.[citation needed] Butt, Arthur J. (1956). Etiologic Factors in Renal Lithiasis. Thomas. ISBN 9780398043742. v t e v t e...