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cholelithogenesis

cholelithogenesis noun: the formation of gallstones.

Noun

cholelithogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of gallstones

Origin of cholelithogenesis

From cholelith + -genesis.

Questions about cholelithogenesis

What does cholelithogenesis mean?
Cholelithogenesis means the formation of gallstones.
What part of speech is cholelithogenesis?
Cholelithogenesis is a noun.

Words near cholelithogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cholekinetic
  2. cholekinetics
  3. cholelith
  4. cholelithiases
  5. cholelithiasis
  6. cholelithogenesis
  7. cholelithotomies
  8. cholelithotomy
  9. cholelithotripsies
  10. cholelithotripsy
  11. cholelithotrities

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