kidney stone

noun

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

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Pregnant people suffer from kidney stones, appendicitis or dental cavities that require root canal, just like people who are not pregnant. Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025 Kidney Stones In some cases, antacids that contain calcium can cause kidney stones. Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025 Care that might fall into this category could be a kidney stone removal, a cancer biopsy, or a cardiac valve replacement, according to a study published this year in The New England Journal of Medicine. Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Parton didn’t offer further details, but she was recently sidelined by a kidney stone that caused an infection. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 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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“Kidney stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20stone. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

kidney stone

noun
: a calculus in the kidney

called also renal calculus

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