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nephrolithiasis

nephrolithiasis noun: the formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).

Noun

nephrolithiasis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).
    • Near-synonym: urolithiasis (broadly synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    renolithiasis, urolithiasis[Appendix:Glossary

nephrolithiasis meaning in Tamil

nephrolithiasis in Tamil

சிறுநீரகத்துள் கல் பாதிப்பு, சிறுநீரகக்கல், சிறுநீரகத்தில் கல்

Synonyms of nephrolithiasis

Origin of nephrolithiasis

By surface analysis, nephro- + lithiasis, or, by surface analysis, nephrolith + -iasis.

Questions about nephrolithiasis

What does nephrolithiasis mean?
Nephrolithiasis means the formation of, and thus also the presence of, calculi in the kidneys (kidney stones).
What is nephrolithiasis in Tamil?
Nephrolithiasis in Tamil is சிறுநீரகத்துள் கல் பாதிப்பு, சிறுநீரகக்கல், சிறுநீரகத்தில் கல். See Nephrolithiasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nephrolithiasis?
Nephrolithiasis is a noun.

Words near nephrolithiasis in the dictionary

  1. nephrography
  2. nephroi
  3. nephroid
  4. nephroids
  5. nephrolith
  6. nephrolithiasis
  7. nephrolithic
  8. nephrolithometry
  9. nephrolithostomies
  10. nephrolithostomy
  11. nephrolithotomies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nephrolithiasis (page history and authors); nephrolithiasis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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