uric acid calculus

uric acid calculus
a hard, yellow or reddish-yellow urinary calculus formed from uric acid.

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  • Uric acid — Uric U ric, a. [Gr. ? urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid. [1913 Webster] {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uric — U ric, a. [Gr. ? urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid. [1913 Webster] {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most mammals.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calculus, renal — A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. The stones themselves are called renal caluli. The word “calculus” (plural: calculi) is the Latin word for pebble. Renal stones are a common cause of blood in …   Medical dictionary

  • primary renal calculus — a calculus that forms in an apparently healthy urinary tract, usually an oxalate calculus or uric acid calculus …   Medical dictionary

  • lithic acid — Uric U ric, a. [Gr. ? urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid. [1913 Webster] {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form …   Wikipedia

  • 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 * * * a calculus in any part of the urinary tract; vesical calculi are those lodged in the bladder and renal… …   Medical dictionary

  • C5H4N4O3 — Uric U ric, a. [Gr. ? urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid. [1913 Webster] {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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