Nephroliths
[nef-ruh-lith] /ˈnɛf rə lɪθ/
noun, Pathology.
1.
a renal calculus; kidney stone.
nephrolith neph·ro·lith (něf’rə-lĭth’)
n.
See kidney stone.
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