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calculus
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(kal′kyŭ-lŭs )
(kal′kyŭ-lī″)
(kal′kyŭ-lē″)
pl. calculi [L. calculus, pebble]
A stone, usually composed of mineral salts. Stones can occur in the gallbladder, kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra.
SEE: gallstone; SEE: kidney stone
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Calculus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760696/all/renal_calculus.
Calculus. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760696/all/renal_calculus. Accessed December 11, 2019.
Calculus. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760696/all/renal_calculus
Calculus [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 December 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760696/all/renal_calculus.
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