[1895–1900; uro-1 + -lith]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: calling card, cutback, freewheel, hit-and-run, slapstickuro- is a combining form meaning “urine,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix uro- include: urogenital, urogenous, urolithiasis, uronic acid, uroscopy; -lith is a combining form meaning “stone” (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); it sometimes occurs in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith)
Examples of 'urolith' in a sentence
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Coeliotomy and cystotomy were performed to remove the urolith.
Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan, I Gusti Made Ananthawijaya, Anak Agung Gede Jayawarditha 2018, 'Case Report : Urolith Surgical Removal in a Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) (LAPORANKASUS : BEDAH PENGELUARAN BATU KANTUNG KEMIH PADA SEEKOR IGUANA HIJAU (IGUANA IGUANA))',Jurnal Veterinerhttps://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/jvet/article/view/40262. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Clinical signs, palpation and radiography images indicated urolith in the urinary bladder.
Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan, I Gusti Made Ananthawijaya, Anak Agung Gede Jayawarditha 2018, 'Case Report : Urolith Surgical Removal in a Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) (LAPORANKASUS : BEDAH PENGELUARAN BATU KANTUNG KEMIH PADA SEEKOR IGUANA HIJAU (IGUANA IGUANA))',Jurnal Veterinerhttps://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/jvet/article/view/40262. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)