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Plural of cholelith? - TxMT

Posted: Apr 25, 2011

Searching for the plural form of cholelith. Would it remain cholelith or it is choleliths?

The gallbladder contained several small cholelith/choleliths.

good idea to look that one up for yourself. - you have reference books, internet, right?

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its faster if you do the quick lookup.

I have done this. - TxMT

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I have researched this, but what I get on an online search is sketchy. Stedman's only has "cholelith" without giving the plural form.

But thanks for you suggestion!

I think you're safe using "choleliths". (nm) - Hi there!

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Probably a holdover from the doc being educated outside the U.S.; I see an Aussie surgery site with that spelling. :-)

Think about it this way - sm

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Since cholelith is in Stedman's and a plural is not given, it is perfectly acceptable to type choleliths as the plural. They don't give plurals for English words. You aren't going to find veins listed in Stedman's as a plural of vein, because it is an English word, and the standard plural form is veins.

Other words that end in -lith, i.e., tonsilith, have the "s" added on the end for the plural form.

Thank you! - TxMT

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This makes perfect sense! Thank you!

oh for peaty sake - google choleliths - anon

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cholelith - Wymania

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Every reference I checked for cholelith either redirected me to gallstone or found no entry. I think it may still be evolving as a word. I would suggest using choleliths.

Thank you Hi There! and Wymania - TxMT

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Yes, when I google "choleliths," the hits I get aren't what I'd call "reliable." Where I work we are told to only trust legitimate sites and just because you get hits on your search, doesn't mean it's right to use in a medicolegal sense.

The first hit is singular and through Wikipedia, second refers back to gallstones, third is Merck, a veterinary site. I am transcribing for humans, not animals. The next two refer to the singular form or cholelithiasis. The next refers to choleliths in a cat. And so on and so forth. Just so those of you out there don't think I didn't research this myself first.

I was reaching out to hopefully hit upon someone who had more knowledge of this than what I was coming up with. But I truly did try for myself first!

Also, when searching a word online, you may notice the way you typed the word to do the search listed as such in the site description, but once into the document/website, it isn't used that way at all. I don't just go by a listing of hits, I also read through the material on the website to confirm it is correct or to enhance my search further.

Thank you to all!

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