Body Substance
calculi
Subclass of:
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Definitions related to calculi:
  • (calculus) A concretion of material in the body, usually composed of mineral salts. Representative examples include gallbladder stones, kidney stones, and salivary gland stones.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (stone) Accumulated material from the secretions of an organ. It is solid and representative examples include gallbladder stones, kidney stones, and salivary gland stones.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An abnormal concretion occurring mostly in the urinary and biliary tracts, usually composed of mineral salts. Also called stones.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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