kidney stone

noun

: a calculus (as of calcium salts) in the kidney

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Symptoms Vary by Stage The symptoms of kidney stones closely align with the four stages that a kidney stone is passed:3 Stage 1 is when the stone forms in the kidney. Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024 However, at the hospital, Beyer claimed learned that Finch did not have a kidney stone and both of her kidneys were intact. Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 Common symptoms of kidney stones include pain, blood in the urine, and nausea. Mary Choy, Health, 9 Oct. 2024 When this process goes awry, painful kidney stones—hard accumulations of salts and materials such as calcium—can form in this essential organ. Max Springer, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kidney stone 

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kidney stone was in 1874

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“Kidney stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20stone. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

kidney stone

noun
: a calculus in the kidney

called also renal calculus

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