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bladder stone ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bladder stone - a calculus formed in the bladder cystolithcalculus, concretion - a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" | EncyclopediaSeekidney stonebladder stone
blad·der stoneurinary tract calculi in the bladder. Throughout most of the history of humans, this was the predominant form of urinary tract stone disease, mentioned in the Hippocratic oath, and giving rise to the common ancient surgical procedure, lithotomy. In much of the world, bladder stone disease has become uncommon and renal and ureteral stones (usually of different origins) have become more common. Bladder stones are now typically seen in patients with neurogenic bladders, urinary tract reconstruction, or infravesical obstruction. Synonym(s): bladder calculusbladder stone A concrement in the urinary tract. See Kidney stone. bladder stone A calculus or hard collection of crystallized mineral salts, forming in the urinary bladder.bladder stone Related to bladder stone: kidney stone, Bladder infectionSynonyms for bladder stonenoun a calculus formed in the bladderSynonymsRelated Words |