Saturday, May 01, 2004

Kidney Stone

Also called �Renal Calculus, �plural �Renal Calculi, � concretion of minerals and organic matter that forms in the kidneys. Such stones may become so large as to impair normal renal function. Urine contains many salts in solution and if the concentration of mineral salts becomes excessive, the excess salt precipitates as solid particles called stones. Kidney stones are classified as primary if they form without apparent

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