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calculous

[kal-kyuh-luhs] / ˈkæl kyə ləs /


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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

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

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

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

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)




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