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enterolithiasis

enterolithiasis

9.9
A health problem where hard stones form in the intestines and can block them
  • noun
  • /ˌɛn.tə.roʊ.lɪˈθaɪ.əs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enterolitiasis
  • The patient was diagnosed with enterolithiasis after abdominal imaging revealed intestinal stones.

Examples

  • Surgical intervention may be necessary in severe cases of enterolithiasis.

  • Chronic abdominal pain can sometimes be attributed to underlying enterolithiasis.

  • The diagnosis of enterolithiasis was confirmed after imaging.

  • Patients with enterolithiasis often experience abdominal pain.

  • The patient was diagnosed with enterolithiasis after abdominal imaging revealed intestinal stones.

  • Chronic abdominal pain can sometimes be attributed to underlying enterolithiasis.

  • Surgical intervention may be necessary in severe cases of enterolithiasis.

Surface Forms

enterolithiasis singular
enterolithiases plural

Morphology

enterolithiasis = enterolith (opaque) = entero + lith + iasis

The term is built from specialized Greek combining forms and a medical suffix; its meaning is technical and not inferable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word enterolithiasis comes from Greek parts: entero- 'intestine', lith 'stone', as in monolith, and -iasis 'condition'. So it means a 'condition of stones in the intestines', which is why the term refers to intestinal stones.