litho-

a combining form meaning “stone,” used in the formation of compound words: lithography; lithonephrotomy.
Also especially before a vowel, lith-.

Origin of litho-

< Greek, combining form of líthos

Words nearby litho-

lithium fluoride, lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide, lithium stearate, litho, litho-, litho., lithoclast, lithodialysis, lithogenesis, lithogenic

British Dictionary definitions for litho-

litho-

before a vowel lith-

combining form

stone lithograph

Word Origin for litho-

from Latin, from Greek, from lithos stone

Medical definitions for litho-

litho-

pref.

Mineral concretion; calculus:lithotomy.