nephrolithiasis
A doctor uses an ultrasound machine to examine a patient for nephrolithiasis.
Noun: The condition of having calculi (stones) in the kidney. It refers specifically to the presence or formation of kidney stones within the kidney itself.
This is a medical term used to describe a pathological condition. It is typically used in clinical, diagnostic, and academic contexts. * The patient was admitted for severe flank pain, and imaging confirmed the diagnosis of nephrolithiasis. * Nephrolithiasis is a common disorder of the urinary tract.
- Chronic dehydration is a known risk factor for the development of nephrolithiasis.
- The ultrasound report indicated nephrolithiasis in the left kidney.
- Treatment for nephrolithiasis depends on the size and location of the stone.
- The term can be modified to specify the type of stone, e.g., .
- It is distinct from , which refers to stones anywhere in the urinary system (kidneys, ureters, bladder).
- Nephrolith (noun): A kidney stone itself; a renal calculus.
- The surgeon removed the obstructing nephrolith.
- Renal Calculi (noun phrase): The formal term for kidney stones.
- The condition is characterized by the formation of renal calculi.
- Kidney stones
- Renal lithiasis (a less common synonym)
Nephrolithiasis is the name of the condition or disease state. The individual solid masses are called kidney stones, renal calculi, or nephroliths.
A doctor uses an ultrasound machine to examine a patient for nephrolithiasis.
- the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney