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noun
The formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: renolithiasis, urolithiasis[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: renal lithiasis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lithiasis
Narrower terms: nephrocalcinosis
History
By surface analysis, nephro- + lithiasis, or, by surface analysis, nephrolith + -iasis.
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