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Per Harvard Health, diets high in saturated fats are linked to heart disease, and the carnivore diet in particular also poses risks including kidney stones and kidney impairment, gout and osteoporosis.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
Only days earlier she had been rushed to a local emergency room to treat a kidney stone.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Overdosing can sometimes lead to side effects, such as kidney stones.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Here's what to know about kidney stones and how to avoid the painful health issue this summer.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above
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“Kidney stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20stone. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
kidney stone
noun
: a calculus in the kidney
called also renal calculus
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