Urolithiasis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Formation of, and thus also presence of, calculi in the urinary tract. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: nephrolithiasis (broadly synonymous)"

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nephrolithiasis[appendix:glossary

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"Near-synonym: nephrolithiasis (broadly synonymous)"

Etymology

By surface analysis, uro- + lithiasis, or, by surface analysis, urolith + -iasis.

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urinary tract

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