formation of calculi

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• Calculi, renal — Kidney stones, by another name. A common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Occurs in 1 in 20 people at some time in their life. Development of the stones is related to decreased urine volume or increased… …   Medical dictionary

• Renal calculi — Kidney stones. A common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Occurs in 1 in 20 people at some time in their life. Development of the stones is related to decreased urine volume or increased excretion of stone… …   Medical dictionary

• lithiasis — Formation of calculi of any kind, especially of biliary or urinary calculi. [litho + G. iasis, condition] l. conjunctivae hard nodules caused by deposition of calcareous material in areas of cellular degeneration in Henle …   Medical dictionary

• pneumolithiasis — Formation of calculi in the lungs. * * * pneu·mo·li·thi·a·sis lith ī ə səs n, pl a·ses .sēz the presence or formation of calculi in the lungs * * * pneu·mo·li·thi·a·sis (noo″mo lĭ thiґə sis) the presence of concretions in the… …   Medical dictionary

• lithogenesis, lithogeny — Formation of calculi. [litho + G. genesis, production] …   Medical dictionary

• antilithic — 1. Preventing the formation of calculi or promoting their dissolution. 2. An agent so acting. SYN: anticalculous. [anti + G. lithos, stone] * * * an·ti·lith·ic (an″te ) (an″ti lithґik) [anti + lithic] preventing formation of calculi.… …   Medical dictionary

• lithogenic — Promoting the formation of calculi. * * * lith·o·gen·ic .lith ə jen ik adj of, promoting, or undergoing the formation of calculi <a lithogenic diet> lith·o·gen·e·sis jen ə səs n, pl e·ses .sēz * * * litho·gen·ic (lith″o jenґik)… …   Medical dictionary

• amino acid — Biochem. any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, and one carboxyl group, COOH: the alpha amino acids, RCH(NH2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. Cf. essential amino acid.… …   Universalium

• lithogenesis — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from lith + genesis 1. : the science of the formation of rocks 2. : the formation of calculi …   Useful english dictionary

• urolithiasis — the formation of calculi in the urinary ducts …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• lithogenic — adjective That promotes the formation of calculi …   Wiktionary