kidney stone

noun

: a calculus (as of calcium salts) in the kidney

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Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kidney stone was in 1874

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“Kidney stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20stone. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

kidney stone

noun
: a calculus in the kidney

called also renal calculus

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