The suffix [-(o)lithiasis] is a compound suffix with the Greek root [-lith-] meaning "stone" and the suffix [-iasis] meaning "condition, pathology, or disease". [-(o)lithiasis] then means the "condition or presence of stones".

This suffix can be found in many medical terms such as:

• Choledocolithiasis: a condition of stones in the bile duct
• Nephrolithiasis: Kidney stones
• Cholelithiasis: Gall or bile stones. This term does not indicate specific stone location
• Cholecystolithiasis: Stones in the gallbladder
• Cystolithiasis: Bladder stones
• Choledocholithiasis: Stones in the common bile duct

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