Angiolith
It means to attempt what is impossible.
Lith- or litho- means stone.combining form stone, calculuslitho
Sialolithotomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a salivary stone.
Calculus (plural calculi) is the medical term meaning stone.
Bursitis is the medical term for inflammation of the bursa. Bursitis-a fluid filled sac between joints It is used as a cushion, to prevent sudden shock and prevent bone rubbing on bone. Inflammation means swelling. So, inflammation the bursa means swelling of the pads between the bones in a joint.
Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones., A precious stone; a gem., Something made of stone. Specifically: -, The glass of a mirror; a mirror., A monument to the dead; a gravestone., A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus., One of the testes; a testicle., The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp., A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed., Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone., A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also imposing stone., To pelt, beat, or kill with stones., To make like stone; to harden., To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins., To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar., To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.
An otolith, which translated literally means ear stone, is a part of the vestibular system in the ear.
Ureterolithiasis is the term for a calculus (stone) lodged in the ureter.The ureteral stone (more commonly a "kidney stone"), is a chunk of insoluble material, usually calcium compounds, that moves from the kidney and lodges in the ureter, the tube that carries urine to the bladder. Severe pain can be caused by a blocked or swollen ureter.In medical terms, a ureteral stone is a ureterolith.
the scientific name for a blood stone is heliotrope.
A sialolith is the medical term for a salivary stone. Sialolithiasis is the condition of salivary stones.The term for a stone in the salivary gland is Sialolithiasis.SialolithiasisSialolith
The stones are called Cholesterol stones (made from cholesterol-green/yellow color) or pigmented stones (which are made from bilirubin- blackish tarry color)
The medical term for shattering a stone using a laser is "lithotripsy." This procedure is commonly used to break up kidney stones or gallstones into smaller pieces that can pass more easily through the urinary or biliary system.