kidney stone

noun

, Pathology.

1. an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.

kidney stone

noun

1. Also calledrenal calculus pathol a hard mass formed in the kidney, usually composed of oxalates, phosphates, and carbonates
2. mineralogy another name for nephrite

kidney stone

1. A calculus that originates in the kidney and is usually composed of calcium salts, uric acid, cystine, and other compounds. Kidney stones cause extreme pain and bleeding if they obstruct the passage of urine in the kidney or in the ureter. They can often be treated with lithotripsy .

Word History and Origins

Origin of kidney stone¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

For example, the STONE score helps doctors determine the likelihood of kidney stones in a patient who shows up to the emergency room with flank pain.

From Vox

After testing the calculator with 491 randomly selected patients, its creator concluded in a 2014 study that the score “reliably predicts” the presence of kidney stones.

From Vox

After Liebich filed grievances complaining about the poor medical care he’d received for his kidney stone, he said staff began to view him as a nuisance.

From ProPublica

According to medical records, a kidney stone had made it impossible for him to urinate.

From ProPublica

Examples of elective surgery include removing a mole or wart, and having kidney stones removed.

From Fortune

Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Steve Grossman passed a kidney stone during a debate Tuesday.

From The Daily Beast

And up until two hours beforehand, he was in the hospital with a kidney stone.

From The Daily Beast

It ended up being the first kidney stone of his life—which was this unbelievable curveball.

From The Daily Beast

Referencing an auction where he sold a kidney stone for $75,000, Shatner showed the man of the hour his chops.

From The Daily Beast

And in the end if a kidney stone was all you had, would you, looking back, have foregone any of the tests?

From The Daily Beast