The medical terminology combining form for the common bile duct is "choledoch/o."
stone
-tripsy means crushing; for instance, lithotripsy means crushing a stone.
-tom is the medical terminology combining form meaning to cut or incision. For instance, keratotomy is cutting the cornea, and computed tomography is the process of using a computer to make virtual cuts to visualize internal structures.
The stones are called Cholesterol stones (made from cholesterol-green/yellow color) or pigmented stones (which are made from bilirubin- blackish tarry color)
Bursitis is the medical term for inflammation of the bursa. Bursitis-a fluid filled sac between joints It is used as a cushion, to prevent sudden shock and prevent bone rubbing on bone. Inflammation means swelling. So, inflammation the bursa means swelling of the pads between the bones in a joint.
The root word of "lithiasis" is "lith," which comes from the Greek word "lithos," meaning stone. In medical terminology, "lithiasis" refers to the presence of stones in the body, such as kidney stones or gallstones.
Angiolith
Sialolithotomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a salivary stone.
Calculus (plural calculi) is the medical term meaning stone.
ureterolithiasisaccording to my text book Medical Terminology for Health Professonals Sixth Edition, the answer is Uretherolith- is a stone located anywhere along the ureter.ureterolithiasis is the correct answer
Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones., A precious stone; a gem., Something made of stone. Specifically: -, The glass of a mirror; a mirror., A monument to the dead; a gravestone., A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus., One of the testes; a testicle., The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp., A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed., Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone., A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also imposing stone., To pelt, beat, or kill with stones., To make like stone; to harden., To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins., To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar., To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.