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hepatolithiasis

hepatolithiasis

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A condition in which small stones form inside tubes in the liver
  • noun
  • /ˌhɛpətoʊlɪˈθaɪəsɪs/
  • Specialized
: hepatolitiasis
  • Many patients with hepatolithiasis experience severe pain.

Examples

  • The patient was diagnosed with hepatolithiasis after experiencing persistent abdominal pain.

  • Surgery may be required to remove stones caused by hepatolithiasis in severe cases.

  • Doctors monitor patients with hepatolithiasis for possible complications such as infection.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with hepatolithiasis last week.

  • Doctors diagnosed her with hepatolithiasis after they found stones in her bile ducts.

  • He underwent treatment for hepatolithiasis, which involved removing the stones from his liver.

  • The pain in his abdomen was caused by hepatolithiasis, as confirmed by the scan showing bile duct stones.

Surface Forms

hepatolithiasis singular
hepatolithiases plural

Morphology

hepatolithiasis = lithiasis (semi-transparent) = hepato + lith + iasis

Adding 'hepato-' to 'lithiasis' clearly localizes the condition to the liver, but both elements are specialised medical combining forms unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Hepatolithiasis breaks into parts: hepato- meaning 'liver', as in hepatitis, lith- meaning 'stone', like a 'gallstone', and -iasis meaning 'a condition'. So hepatolithiasis is a condition where stones form in the liver's bile ducts.