nephrolithiasis
nounEtymology By surface analysis, nephro- + lithiasis, or, by surface analysis, nephrolith + -iasis.
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Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).
- Near-synonym: urolithiasis (broadly synonymous)
- Related terms
- cholecystonephrolithiasis