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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In those who were cured by these Remedies, he says, Stones, or a kind of a grumous calculous Matter, were always found in the Stools, as the Jaundice was going off.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
Much of the renown acquired for Kentucky by her surgeons was in the treatment of calculous diseases.
From Pioneer Surgery in Kentucky A Sketch by Yandell, David Wendel
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
Its juice acts energetically on the kidneys, and dissolves the calculous formations of earthy phosphates which frequently form in the bladder.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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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