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RENAL LITHIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney
Synonyms:
nephrolithiasis; renal lithiasis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("renal lithiasis" is a kind of...):
lithiasis (the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "renal lithiasis"):
nephrocalcinosis (renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine)
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