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renal lithiasis

renal lithiasis

5.1
Small hard stones that form in the kidneys
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛnəl lɪˈθaɪəsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : litosis renal
  • After suffering from renal lithiasis, he needed surgery to remove the kidney stones.

Examples

  • Patients diagnosed with renal lithiasis should drink plenty of water to help prevent further stone formation.

  • There were three patients with a history of renal lithiasis.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The doctor explained that renal lithiasis can cause severe pain and discomfort.

Synonyms

nephrolithiasis
vsrenal lithiasis
  • Specialized
9.9

Hard, small stones in the kidney that often cause pain

is the nontechnical description rather than the medical label
urolithiasis
vsrenal lithiasis
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition in which hard stones form in the kidneys or tubes that carry urine

is narrower applying only to stones inside the kidney

Surface Forms

renal lithiasis singular
renal lithiases plural

Morphology

renal + lithiasis

Both constituents directly contribute to the overall meaning: 'renal' (related to the kidneys) specifies the location of 'lithiasis' (the formation of calculi/stones), so the phrase straightforwardly denotes kidney stones. Although the compound is medical/technical in register, its composition is transparent and cross‑linguistically supported by cognates (e.g. lithiase, litiasis), so a learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Renal lithiasis comes from old words: renal means 'kidney' and lithiasis means 'stone', so the phrase literally pictures stones in the kidney. Imagine small hard pebbles inside the kidney causing sharp pain—so it means 'the presence of kidney stones'.