- urocheras
- 1. SYN: gravel. 2. SYN: uropsammus (2). [uro- + G. cheras, gravel (an incorrect form of cherados, gravel)]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
gravel — Small concretions, usually of uric acid, calcium oxalate, or phosphates, formed in the kidney and passed through the ureter, bladder, and urethra. SYN: urocheras (1), uropsammus (1). [M.E., fr. O.Fr.] * * * grav·el grav əl n … Medical dictionary
uropsammus — 1. SYN: gravel. 2. Any inorganic or uratic urinary sediment. SYN: urocheras (2). [uro + G. psammos, sand] * * * uro·psam·mus (u″ro samґəs) [uro + psammous] sediment or gravel in the urine … Medical dictionary