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Nephrolithiasis vs Lithiasis - What's the difference?

nephrolithiasis | lithiasis | Derived terms |

Nephrolithiasis is a derived term of lithiasis.


As nouns the difference between nephrolithiasis and lithiasis

is that nephrolithiasis is (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys while lithiasis is (medicine) the process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.

nephrolithiasis

English

Noun

(-)
  • (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys

    • lithiasis

    English

    Noun

    (lithiases)
  • (medicine) The process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.

    • Derived terms

    * lithiatic * cholecystolithiasis * cholelithiasis * cystolithiasis * enterolithiasis * nephrolithiasis * renolithiasis * sialolithiasis * ureterolithiasis * urethrolithiasis * urocystolithiasis * urolithiasis

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