urinary calculus

urinary calculus
urinary calculus n a calculus occurring in any portion of the urinary tract and esp. in the pelvis of the kidney called also urinary stone, urolith

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a calculus in any part of the urinary tract; vesical calculi are those lodged in the bladder and renal calculi are those in the renal pelvis. Common types named for their primary components are oxalate calculi, phosphate calculi, and uric acid calculi. Called also urolith.

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  • urinary calculus — n. a calculus in the urinary tract …   English World dictionary

  • urinary calculus — noun a calculus formed in the kidney • Syn: ↑kidney stone, ↑nephrolith, ↑renal calculus • Hypernyms: ↑calculus, ↑concretion * * * noun : a calculus occurring in any portion of the urinary tract and especially in the pelvis of the k …   Useful english dictionary

  • urinary calculus — Pathol. a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract. [1785 95] * * * …   Universalium

  • urinary calculus — stone in the urinary tract …   English contemporary dictionary

  • urinary calculus — u′rinary cal′culus n. pat a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract …   From formal English to slang

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  • Calculus — A stone, as in the urinary tract. Also, the calcium salt deposits on the teeth. The word calculus in Latin means a pebble. Pebbles were once used for counting, from which came the mathematical field of calculus. A urinary calculus is a pebble in… …   Medical dictionary

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