NEPHROLITH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A calculus formed in the kidney

Synonyms:

kidney stone; nephrolith; renal calculus; urinary calculus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

calculus; concretion (a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body)

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