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Definition of Nephrolith

1. Noun. A calculus formed in the kidney.

Definition of Nephrolith

1. Noun. (pathology) a kidney stone ¹

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Medical Definition of Nephrolith

1. A renal calculus, gravel in a kidney. Origin: Gr. Lithos = stone This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Nephrolith

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1. Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today, comprising pronunciation and by William R. Warner (1898)
"Formation of nephrolith. ... Excision of nephrolith by renal incision. NEPHROL'OGY (nef-rol'-o-je). Treatise on the kidneys. ..."

2. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"Like a kidney; kidney-shaped. nephrolith, nef'-ro-lith. A stone in the kidney. nephrolithiasis, nef-ro-lith-i'-as-is. Formation of renal stone ..."

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