cholelithiasis

cholelithiasis [koh-luh-li-thahy-uh-sis, kol-uh-] Word Origin noun Pathology.

1. the presence of gallstones.

Origin of cholelithiasis First recorded in 1855–60; cholelith + -iasis cholelithiases in Medicine cholelithiasis [kō′lə-lĭ-thī′ə-sĭs] n.

1. The presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts.

cholelithiases in Science cholelithiasis [kō′lə-lĭ-thī′ə-sĭs]

1. The presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts.