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urinary calculus

noun Pathology.

a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.

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Nearby words

  1. urinal,
  2. urinalysis,
  3. urinant,
  4. urinary,
  5. urinary bladder,
  6. urinary nitrogen,
  7. urinary sand,
  8. urinary stress incontinence,
  9. urinary stuttering,
  10. urinary system

Origin of urinary calculus

First recorded in 1785–95
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Medicine 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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