GENERAL ANATOMY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the medical word element that means stone or calculus?
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keton/o
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lith/o
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meat/o
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nephr/o
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Calculi: The plural of calculus. Medically, a calculus is a stone, for example, a kidney stone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Do kidney stones have another name? The scientific name for a kidney stone is renal calculus or nephrolith. You may hear health care professionals call this condition nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, or urinary stones.
Detailed explanation-3: -Litho-: Prefix meaning stone, as in lithotomy (an operation to remove a stone), or lithotripsy (a procedure to crush a stone).
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