Dacryolithiasis is the presence of lacrimal stones.
Ureterolithiasis is the medical term meaning presence of stones in the ureter.
The medical terminology suffix meaning the presence or formation of stones is -lithiasis.
Pyonephrolithiasis = The Presence of pus and calculi in the kidney
Lacrimal calculi, or tear duct stones, are calcified deposits that can form in the lacrimal system, particularly in the nasolacrimal duct. Their presence can lead to symptoms such as tearing, swelling, and recurrent infections due to blockage of tear drainage. Diagnosis typically involves imaging studies, and treatment may require removal through surgical intervention. These stones are relatively rare but can significantly affect ocular health if not addressed.
Cystolithiasis is the medica term meaning condition of stones in the urinary bladder.Cystolithiasis
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
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.
The stones are called Cholesterol stones (made from cholesterol-green/yellow color) or pigmented stones (which are made from bilirubin- blackish tarry color)
Kidney stones and bladder stones
Gastrolithiasis means stomach stones.
Hypocitrauria can lead to Kidney stones, and cholesterol causes crystallization of gallstones in the Gall Bladder.
The root word of "lithiasis" is "lith," which comes from the Greek word "lithos," meaning stone. In medical terminology, "lithiasis" refers to the presence of stones in the body, such as kidney stones or gallstones.