See Also: litholysis(medicine)
Litholysis(health)

dilection (iou) and Litholysis (health)


dilection (iou)



dilection noun.LME.
[Old & mod. French, or ecclesiastical Latin dilectio(n-) (Christian) love, from Latin dilect- pa. ppl stem of diligere esteem highly, love: cf. DILIGENT.]
Love, affection; esp. spiritual or Christian love. LME-L17.
Choice, esp. (Theology) as exercised by God, election. LME-M17.
Beloved (as an honorific title). E18-M19.

Litholysis (health)


Breaking up of a stone, such as a gallstone.