腎じん石せき

noun

kidney stone; renal calculus

Medical term for a stone formed in the kidney. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

• 腎じん石せきが尿にょう管かんに詰つまると激はげしい痛いたみを引ひき起おこす。

  When a kidney stone gets stuck in the ureter, it causes severe pain.

• 超ちょう音おん波ぱ検けん査さで腎じん石せきが見みつかった。

  A kidney stone was found during the ultrasound examination.