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Definition of Nephrolith

1. Noun. A calculus formed in the kidney.

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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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrolith

nephrogenic cord nephrogenic diabetes insipidus nephrogenic diabetes insipidus nephrogenic tissue nephrogenous nephrogram nephrography nephrohydrosis nephroid nephroid

Nephrolepis Nephrolepis exaltata Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis Nephrolepis pectinata nephrolith (current term) nephrolith (current term) nephrolithiasis nephrolithiasis nephrolithic nephrolithotomy

nephrologies nephrologist nephrologist nephrologists nephrology nephrology nephrolysin nephrolysis nephrolytic nephroma

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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