Suffix: -lithiasis
by Cathy Parkes February 01, 2021 Updated: December 29, 2021

The suffix "lithiasis" means "presence of stones," as in "cholelithiasis" (presence of stones in the gallbladder). E.g. The Paleolithic period is considered the Stone Age!
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