nephrolithiasis

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noun

The formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).

“Near-synonym: urolithiasis (broadly synonymous)”

Similar
renolithiasisurolithiasis[Appendix:Glossaryrenal lithiasis
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Meanings

nounnephrolithiasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).

    Near-synonym: urolithiasis (broadly synonymous)

    Synonyms: renolithiasis, urolithiasis[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).

Similar
renolithiasisurolithiasis[Appendix:Glossary

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney

Similar
renal lithiasis
Broader
lithiasis
Also see
renolithiasis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, nephro- + lithiasis, or, by surface analysis, nephrolith + -iasis.

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Translations

Finnish munuaiskivitauti
  • munuaiskivitauticalculi in kidneys
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APA

nephrolithiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrolithiasis

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“nephrolithiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrolithiasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephrolithiasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrolithiasis.

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