NEPHROLITHIASIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nephrolithiasis mean? 

• NEPHROLITHIASIS (noun)
  The noun NEPHROLITHIASIS has 1 sense:

1. the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney

  Familiarity information: NEPHROLITHIASIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEPHROLITHIASIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

nephrolithiasis; renal lithiasis

Hypernyms ("nephrolithiasis" is a kind of...):

lithiasis (the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nephrolithiasis"):

nephrocalcinosis (renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine)

 Context examples 

It is caused by obstruction of urine flow, nephrolithiasis, or vesicoureteral reflux.

(Hydronephrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

If untreated, the clinical course progresses to malabsorption of fats, vitamin B12 and calcium, the latter which predisposes to nephrolithiasis and osteoporosis.

(Blind Loop Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)