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Urolithiasis vs Lithiasis - What's the difference?

urolithiasis | lithiasis | Derived terms |

Urolithiasis is a derived term of lithiasis.


As nouns the difference between urolithiasis and lithiasis

is that urolithiasis is (pathology) presence of calculi in the urinary tract 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.

urolithiasis

English

Noun

  • (pathology) Presence of calculi in the urinary tract.

    • 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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