Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
nephrolithiasis. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
nephrolithiasis, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
nephrolithiasis in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
nephrolithiasis you have here. The definition of the word
nephrolithiasis will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
nephrolithiasis, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms, from nephro- + lithiasis = nephrolith + -iasis = nephro- + lith + -iasis.
Noun
nephrolithiasis (uncountable)
- (biology, medicine) Formation of, and thus also presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).
Coordinate terms
- urolithiasis (sensu stricto, coordinate, but in practice any stone passed in the urine may be called a kidney stone, as the locus of its formation may not yet be known; and thus many mentions of urolithiasis and nephrolithiasis are loosely synonymous, which is to say, not precisely differentiated)
Translations