Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bladder stone: A cystolith is a hard, stone-like mass (calculus) that forms in the urinary bladder.

Usage

• The term is used in medical contexts to describe a pathological condition involving mineral deposits in the bladder.
• It is a specific type of calculus, distinguished by its location.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient's pain was caused by a large cystolith.
  • Surgical removal is often necessary for symptomatic cystoliths.

Advanced Usage

• The formation of a cystolith is known as cystolithiasis.
  • Chronic cystolithiasis can lead to recurrent urinary tract infections.

Variants and Related Words

• Cystolithiasis (n): The condition of having stones in the urinary bladder.
• Calculus (n): A stone formed in the body, such as in the kidney (nephrolith) or bladder (cystolith).
• Vesical calculus (n): Another medical term for a bladder stone, synonymous with cystolith.

Synonyms

• Bladder stone
• Vesical calculus

Notes

• "Cystolith" is a compound word from Greek roots: (bladder) and (stone).
• It is a highly specialized medical term not commonly used in everyday language.

Noun

1. a calculus formed in the bladder