Definition of calcium oxalate
: a crystalline salt CaC2O4 normally deposited in many plant cells and in animals sometimes excreted in urine or retained in the form of urinary calculi
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About 20 percent of gout sufferers, without therapy, will develop kidney stones made from uric acid, not calcium oxalate.
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First Known Use of calcium oxalate
1868
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calcium oxalate
medical Definition of calcium oxalate
: a colorless crystalline salt CaC2O4·H2O that is noted for its insolubility and is sometimes excreted in urine or retained in the form of urinary calculi
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