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nephrolithiasis

nef-roh-lih-THY-uh-sis

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Definition

Kidney stones

PathologyUrinary

Breakdown

Root

nephr/o

kidney

Suffix

-iasis

condition

Etymology

Greek: nephr/o (kidney) + lith/o (stone) + -iasis (condition)

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