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单词 calculous
释义

calculous

[ kal-kyuh-luhs ]
/ ˈkæl kyə ləs /
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adjective Pathology.

characterized by the presence of calculus, or stone.

Origin of calculous

1400–50; late Middle English calculose, full of stones <Latin calculōsus, equivalent to calcul(us) small stone (see calculus) + -ōsus-ous

Words nearby calculous

calculating, calculating machine, calculation, calculator, calculosis, calculous, calculus, calculus of finite differences, calculus of variations, Calcutta, Calcutta Cup
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Example sentences from the Web for calculous

  • Hydrangea has diuretic properties and is said to have been much used by the Cherokees and early settlers in calculous complaints.

    Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
  • Then an additional malady (apparently some calculous one) comes on John, and stops by him for the six remaining years of his life.

    Literary and General Lectures and Essays|Charles Kingsley
  • The Gravel Root has long had some reputation in urinary difficulties, and even in calculous affections.

    New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
  • It is used in dyeing, and has been recommended in dyspepsia, calculous affections, and chronic diarrha.

    Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for calculous

calculous
/ (ˈkælkjʊləs) /

adjective

pathol of or suffering from a calculus
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