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Examples of kidney stone in a Sentence
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The kidney stone remained trapped causing infection and leaving her in agonizing pain.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
The Broncos have made passing a kidney stone look easier than passing the football the past eight years.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above
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“Kidney stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20stone. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
kidney stone
noun
: a calculus in the kidney
called also renal calculus
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