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cholelithiasis

koh-leh-lih-THY-uh-sis

StatusNew

Definition

Presence of gallstones in the gallbladder

PathologyDigestive

Breakdown

Root

chol/e

bile

Suffix

-iasis

condition

Etymology

Greek: chol/e (bile) + lith/o (stone) + -iasis (condition)

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nef-roh-lih-THY-uh-sis
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ureterolithiasis
yoo-ree-ter-oh-lih-THY-uh-sis
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Stone in the ureter

Urinaryureter/o