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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Dr. Thornton says: "I have used old wine of white Currants for calculous affections, and it has surpassed all expectation."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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
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)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
