kidney stone
nounDefinition of kidney stone
: a calculus (as of calcium salts) in the kidney
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In the end, Cantu underwent more than 20 surgeries, including two neck-fusion operations to treat pain and several laser surgeries to blast away kidney stones, which developed due to an excessive amount of calcium building up in his urinary tract. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "Brecksville-Broadview Heights graduate, paralyzed in accident eight years ago, accelerates on road to recovery (first of two articles)," 19 Aug. 2019 Vic Fangio wasn’t letting anything like a kidney stone(!) keep him from his head coaching debut. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Pass Interference Was Challenged, and the World Kept Turning," 2 Aug. 2019 Broncos coach Vic Fangio, who coached the game with an unpassed kidney stone, threw the red challenge flag and took advantage of the new rule implemented this offseason that allows coaches to review defensive pass interference fouls. — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, "Denver Broncos lose first defensive pass interference challenge of 2019 NFL season," 1 Aug. 2019 For urologists, however, the coming of summer signals something else: kidney stones. — Marcos Del Rosario-santiago, chicagotribune.com, "Doctors say summer is kidney-stone season. Here’s what you should know.," 1 July 2019 Fangio finished team meetings, then headed to a hospital because of a kidney stone. — Barry Wilner, Houston Chronicle, "Vic Fangio coaches after kidney stone issue, Broncos win Hall of Fame Game," 2 Aug. 2019 But researchers predict that rising temperatures will mean higher numbers of kidney stone patients. — Marcos Del Rosario-santiago, chicagotribune.com, "Doctors say summer is kidney-stone season. Here’s what you should know.," 1 July 2019 But Sun had to reschedule after coming down with kidney stones, his blockchain organization TRON Foundation said on Twitter Monday. — Michelle Toh, CNN, "Crypto entrepreneur postpones $4.6 million lunch with Warren Buffett," 23 July 2019 Traditional knowledge of its preparation is important, as calcium oxalate crystals (associated with gout and kidney stones) are present in raw kalo and will dissipate when the plant is cooked. — National Geographic, "Gordon Ramsay Journeys Along Hawaii’s Hana Coast," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kidney stone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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