| litholyte | An instrument for injecting calculary solvents. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| litholytic | 1. Tending to dissolve calculi. 2. An agent having such properties. Origin: Litho-+ G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithomancy | Divination by means of stones. Origin: Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. Lithomancie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithomarge | A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile. Origin: Litho- + L. Marga marl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithomyl | An instrument for pulverizing a stone in the bladder. Origin: Litho-+ G. Myle, mill (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithonephritis | Interstitial nephritis associated with calculus formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithontriptic | <medicine> Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forceps. A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water. Origin: Gr, acc, a stone + to rub, grind: cf. F. Lithontriptique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithontriptor | <surgery> See Lithotriptor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithopedion | Lithopedium A retained foetus, usually extrauterine, which has become calcified. Origin: Litho-+ G. Paidion, small child (05 Mar 2000) |
| lithophagous | <zoology> Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. Eating or destroying stone; applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus. Origin: Litho- + Gr. To eat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithophotography | Same as Photolithography. Origin: Litho- + photography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithophyll | A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf. Origin: Gr. A stone + a leaf: cf. F. Lithophylle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithophyse | <chemical> A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name. Origin: Litho- + Gr. A flatus, air bubble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lithophyte | A plant that grows on the surface of unweathered rock. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lithophytic | <zoology> Of or pertaining to lithophytes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |