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