renal calculus

2 definitions found

renal calculus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Renal calculus \Renal calculus\ (Med.),
     an abnormal concretion formed in the excretory passages of
     the kidney, composed primarily of calcium oxalates and
     phosphates; -- also called kidney stone, nephrolith, and
     nephritic calculus (an obsolete term).
     [PJC]

renal calculus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  renal calculus
      n 1: a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: kidney stone,
           urinary calculus, nephrolith, renal calculus]