urinary calculus

noun

Pathology.

1. a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.

Word History and Origins

Origin of urinary calculus¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed.

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These salts also are an important, if not the chief, constituent of biliary and urinary calculi.

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A variety of urinary calculus—the uric acid—formed by concretions of this substance in the kidneys is a not unfrequent occurrence in connexion with gout; hence the well-known association of this disease and gravel.

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The ova often serve as a nucleus for urinary calculi.

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Another insoluble salt which enters largely into the composition of many urinary calculi of the ox is carbonate of lime.

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