Body Substance
urinary calculi
Subclass of:
Urolithiasis; Calculi
Also called:
Nephrolithiasis; Stones
Definitions related to urinary calculi:
  • (urinary stone) A concretion in the urinary tract.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Abnormal concretions occuring within the urinary tract, usually composed of mineral salts.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Low-density crystals or stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT. Their chemical compositions often include CALCIUM OXALATE, magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), CYSTINE, or URIC ACID.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Urinary calculi are solid particles in the urinary system. They may cause pain, nausea, vomiting, hematuria, and, possibly, chills and fever due to secondary infection. Diagnosis is based on urinalysis and radiologic imaging, usually noncontrast helical CT. Treatment is with analgesics, antibiotics for infection, medical expulsive...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Urinary calculi are solid particles in the urinary system. They may cause pain, nausea, vomiting, hematuria, and, possibly, chills and fever due to secondary infection. Diagnosis is based on urinalysis and radiologic imaging, usually noncontrast helical CT. Treatment is with analgesics, antibiotics for infection, medical expulsive...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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