- weddellite calculus
- a common type of oxalate calculus, containing weddellite.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
weddellite calculus
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Calculus — A stone, as in the urinary tract. Also, the calcium salt deposits on the teeth. The word calculus in Latin means a pebble. Pebbles were once used for counting, from which came the mathematical field of calculus. A urinary calculus is a pebble in… … Medical dictionary
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