cholelithiasis

noun cho·le·li·thi·a·sis \ˌkō-lə-li-ˈthī-ə-səs\

Definition of CHOLELITHIASIS

: production of gallstones; also : the resulting abnormal condition

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1860

Medical Dictionary

noun cho·le·li·thi·a·sis \ˌkō-li-lith-ˈī-ə-səs\

plural cho·le·li·thi·a·ses \-ˌsēz\

: production of gallstones; also : the resulting abnormal condition

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