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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lĭth, IPA(key): /lɪθ/
- Homophones: -lith, lith
Prefix[edit]
lith-
Usage notes[edit]
- When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as litho-).
Synonyms[edit]
Synonymous affixes
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- lithagogue (pathology)
- lithanode (electronics)
- lithectasy (surgery)
- lithectomy (surgery)
- lithify →
- lithobiblion (geology)
- lithobiotic →
- lithobrake →
- lithocarp
- lithochromatic →
- lithochromatography →
- lithochrome
- lithochromy
- lithochrysography
- lithoclast (surgery, otherwise obsolete) →
- lithocol, lithocolla
- lithocoralline
- lithocyst (zoölogy and botany)
- lithocystotomy (surgery)
- lithodialysis (surgery) →
- lithofacies (geology)
- lithofellic, lithofellinic (chemistry)
- lithofracteur
- lithofractor
- lithogenesis, lithogenesy
- lithogenous
- lithogeny (pathology and geology)
- lithoglyph →
- lithoglypher (obsolete)
- lithoglyphite
- lithograph →
- lithographer
- litholabe, litholabon (surgery)
- litholapaxy (surgery)
- litholatry →
- litholeine
- lithologer (obsolete, rare)
- litholysis (surgery)
- litholyte
- litholytic
- lithomancy
- lithometer
- lithomyl →
- lithonephritis (pathology)
- lithonephrotomy (surgery)
- lithopædion, lithopædium
- lithophagous
- lithophagus
- lithophane →
- lithophany
- lithophil(e), lithophilic (geology and chemistry)
- lithophilous
- lithophone (surgery)
- lithophosphor →
- lithophotography
- lithophthisis (pathology)
- lithophyll (palæontology)
- lithophysa, lithophyse
- lithophyte (zoölogy and botany) →
- lithopone
- lithoscope (surgery)
- lithoscopist (obsolete)
- lithosere (ecology)
- lithosol (pedology)
- lithospermous (botany)
- lithosphere →
- lithostatic (geology)
- lithostratigraphy (geology) →
- lithotheology
- lithotint →
- lithotripsy, lithotripsis (surgery and medicine) →
- lithotriptist (rare)
- lithotroph (biology)
- lithotype →
- lithoxyloidical (obsolete)
- lithoxylon, lithoxyl(e) (mineralogy) →
- lithuresis, lithuria (pathology)
- lithurorrhœa
Related terms[edit]
Terms ultimately deriving from λίθος (lithos, “stone”) but not formed with this prefix
- lithæmia (pathology) →
- lithanthrax (obsolete)
- litharge →
- litharge-furnace
- litharge of bismuth (obsolete)
- litharge of gold (obsolete)
- litharge of lead (obsolete)
- litharge of silver (obsolete)
- litharge-plaster
- litharge-way
- lithic →
- lithate, lithiate (chemistry) →
- lithiated (obsolete)
- lithic acid (chemistry and pathology, obsolete)
- lithic age
- lithia (pathology)
- lithiasis (pathology)
- lithion (chemistry, obsolete) →
- lithia (chemistry) →
- lithia-emerald
- lithia-mica
- lithia salt
- lithia-tourmaline
- lithia water
- lithium (chemistry) →
- lithian (mineralogy)
- lithiated
- lithic (chemistry) →
- lithiophilite (mineralogy)
- lithina (chemistry, obsolete)
- lithionite (mineralogy, obsolete)
- lithia (chemistry) →
- lithiophorite (mineralogy)
- lithistid →
- lithodipyra
- lithodomus, lithodome (zoölogy) →
- lithodomize
- lithodomous (zoölogy)
- lithoglyphic
- lithography →
- lithoid →
- lithology →
- lithomarge, lithomarga (geology)
- lithonthryptic (medicine)
- lithontriptor (surgery)
- lithophyton
- lithops
- lithosiid
- lithospermon, lithospermum, lithosperm
- lithothamnion →
- lithotome
- lithotomic →
- lithotomy →
- lithotomist
- lithotomize →
- lithotomy position (obstetrics)
- lithotripter (medicine)
- lithotritor, lithotriteur (surgery) →
- lithotrity →
- lithotrite (surgery)
- lithotritic
- lithotritist
- lithotritize
- lithotrity →
References[edit]
- “litho-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]