| NOUN | object | calculus, concretion | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts |
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| object | calculus, tartar, tophus | an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | |
| cognition | calculus, infinitesimal calculus | the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions |
| Sounds | kae'lkyahlahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body. | |
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| Synonym | concretion | |
| Narrower | bladder stone, cystolith | A calculus formed in the bladder |
| enterolith | A calculus occurring in the intestines | |
| gallstone, bilestone | A calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts | |
| kidney stone, urinary calculus, nephrolith, renal calculus | A calculus formed in the kidney | |
| ptyalith | calculus in a salivary gland | |
| sialolith, salivary calculus | A stone formed in the salivary gland | |
| urolith | A urinary stone | |
| Broader | rock, stone | A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter |
| Spanish | cálculo, concreción, piedra | |
| Catalan | càlcul, concreció, pedra | |
| Adjectives | calculous | relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi |
| Meaning | An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums. | |
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| Synonyms | tartar, tophus | |
| Broader | crust, incrustation, encrustation | A hard outer layer that covers something |
| Spanish | sarro, tártaro | |
| Catalan | carrall, niell, tosca dentària | |
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