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urinary calculus

noun Pathology.

a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.

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Origin of urinary calculus

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby urinary calculus

urinal, urinalysis, urinant, urinary, urinary bladder, urinary calculus, urinary nitrogen, urinary sand, urinary stress incontinence, urinary stuttering, urinary system
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Medical definitions for urinary calculus

urinary calculus

n.

A hard mass of mineral salts in the urinary tract.cystolith urolith vesical calculus
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