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Related terms:
ureter obstruction
ureterocele
urinary calculi
nephrolithiasis
urolithiasis
Disease or Syndrome
ureterolithiasis
Subclass of:
Ureteral Diseases; Urolithiasis
Etymology:
Greek ouron = urine + ter = the instrument + lithos = stone + -iasis = condition
Definitions related to ureterolithiasis:
  • Formation of stones in the URETER.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The presence of a calculus in the ureter of the kidney; this is most often composed of mineral salts and proteins.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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