calculous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of calculous
1400–50; late Middle English calculose, full of stones < Latin calculōsus, equivalent to calcul ( us ) small stone ( see calculus) + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Powdered, they have been supposed peculiarly serviceable in calculous disorders.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
It is occasionally caused by calculous concretions in the bladder,—which should be removed,—causing very acute abdominal pain to the animal.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert
In this connection the presence of magnesia in the feed or water must be named as favoring calculous formations in the urinary passages.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Muller has justly observed that these experiments of Magendie have thrown considerable light on the causes and the mode of treatment of the gout and calculous disorders.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
The disease may be acute or chronic—the first by reason of acute, adhesive inflammation blocking the outlet, the second by gradual thickening and ulceration of the sheath and blocking by the sebaceous and calculous accretion.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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