urolithiasis

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, uro- +‎ lithiasis, or, by surface analysis, urolith +‎ -iasis.

Noun

urolithiasis (countable and uncountable, plural urolithiases)

  1. (biology, medicine) Formation of, and thus also presence of, calculi in the urinary tract.
    Near-synonym: nephrolithiasis (broadly synonymous)

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