URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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A stone in the urinary bladder is known as a?
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Uretolith
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Cystolith
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Choelith
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Nephrolith
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bladder stones are also called “vesical calculi” or “cystoliths.” They occur due to a buildup of minerals that happens if the bladder does not completely empty after urination. Eventually, the leftover urine becomes concentrated, and minerals within the liquid turn into crystals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Urinary calculi (urolithiasis; uroliths, nephroliths, bladder stones, cystoliths) are formed in either the calices of the kidney or, more often, the urinary bladder.
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