stone sickness

English translation: Kidney Stone Disease

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English term or phrase:stone sickness
Selected answer:Kidney Stone Disease
Entered by: airmailrpl

14:14 Jun 11, 2013
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical (general)
English term or phrase: stone sickness
For what illnesses has this term been used? I've had suggestions, which seem correct, of gallstones, kidney stones and silicosis. Is anyone aware of any others?

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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 05:55
Kidney Stone Disease
Explanation:
stone sickness => Kidney Stone Disease

Understanding Kidney Stone Disease
Welcome

Stone disease is a painful and common condition that affects more than 5% of all adults in the US.1 It’s estimated that nearly 2 million patients visit their doctors or local emergency rooms because of kidney stones every year.
http://www.stonedisease.org/
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 01:55
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Thanks airmailrpl. Much appreciated.
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Kidney Stone Disease


Explanation:
stone sickness => Kidney Stone Disease

Understanding Kidney Stone Disease
Welcome

Stone disease is a painful and common condition that affects more than 5% of all adults in the US.1 It’s estimated that nearly 2 million patients visit their doctors or local emergency rooms because of kidney stones every year.
http://www.stonedisease.org/

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 01:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks airmailrpl. Much appreciated.

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agree  Anna Herbst: I would just call it "kidney stones". http://www.urologyhealth.org/urology/index.cfm?article=148
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