calculous

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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

Its juice acts energetically on the kidneys, and dissolves the calculous formations of earthy phosphates which frequently form in the bladder.

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

Muller has justly observed that these experiments of Magendie have thrown considerable light on the causes and the mode of treatment of the gout and calculous disorders.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Much of the renown acquired for Kentucky by her surgeons was in the treatment of calculous diseases.

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

In those who were cured by these Remedies, he says, Stones, or a kind of a grumous calculous Matter, were always found in the Stools, as the Jaundice was going off.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald