kidney stone

noun

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

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Too much calcium from supplements can increase the risk of irregular heart rhythms, kidney stones, and gastrointestinal side effects. Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 Then the singer, who has struggled with kidney stones, plainly laid out what has been causing her grief. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Symptoms of kidney stones include severe pain on one side of the body, fever, chills, nausea and obstruction of the kidney. ABC News, 1 May 2026 In October 2022, Tom Duncan visited the emergency room to address a kidney stone when doctors discovered 13 lesions on his liver. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kidney stone

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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Medical Definition

kidney stone

noun
: a calculus in the kidney

called also renal calculus

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