calculous

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Powdered, they have been supposed peculiarly serviceable in calculous disorders.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

He had been little subject to disease, except an attack of the gout occasionally, until about the year 1781, when he was first attacked with symptoms of the calculous complaint, which continued during his life.

From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Franklin, Benjamin

The disease may be acute or chronic—the first by reason of acute, adhesive inflammation blocking the outlet, the second by gradual thickening and ulceration of the sheath and blocking by the sebaceous and calculous accretion.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

A paper on the bandage, another on fractures, and one on the nature and treatment of calculous diseases, embrace all his contributions to medical literature.

From Pioneer Surgery in Kentucky A Sketch by Yandell, David Wendel

Dr. Thornton says: "I have used old wine of white Currants for calculous affections, and it has surpassed all expectation."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas