MEDICAL
URINARY BLADDER
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Question
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Which term means a stone located anywhere along the ureter?
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ureterolith
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urethrolith
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cystolith
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A stone in the ureter is called a ureterolith and causes the condition of kidney stones in the ureters that we refer to as ureterolithiasis. This condition may cause bloody urine, decreased urination and pain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nephroliths are uroliths (calculi) located in the renal pelvis and/or collecting diverticula of the kidney and ureteroliths are calculi located in the ureter.
Detailed explanation-3: -The medical term for kidney stones is nephrolithiasis, and if they cause severe pain it’s known as renal colic.
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