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gravel
[grav´el]calculus occurring in small particles.
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grav·el
(grav'ĕl),Small concretions, usually of uric acid, calcium oxalate, or phosphates, formed in the kidney and passed through the ureter, bladder, and urethra.
Synonym(s): urocheras (1) , uropsammus (1)
[M.E., fr. O.Fr.]
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gravel
(grăv′əl)n.
Medicine The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.
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grav·el
(grav'ĕl)Small concretions, usually of uric acid, calcium oxalate, or phosphates, formed in the kidney and passed through the ureter, bladder, and urethra.
[M.E., fr. O.Fr.]
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Gravel
The debris which is formed from a fragmented kidney stone.
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