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URIC ACID CALCULI [2 records]

Record 1 2024-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urinary Tract
CONT

A uric acid stone may form when your urine contains too much acid. Eating a lot of fish, shellfish, and meat—especially organ meat—may increase uric acid in urine.

OBS

uric acid renal calculi; uric acid renal calculuses; uric acid calculi; uric acid calculuses; UA renal calculi; UA renal calculuses; UA calculi; UA calculuses : plural forms.

Key term(s)
  • uric acid renal calculi
  • uric acid renal calculuses
  • uric acid calculi
  • uric acid calculuses
  • UA renal calculi
  • UA renal calculuses
  • UA calculi
  • UA calculuses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil urinaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A white, amorphous base, 2, 6-dioxypurine..., from most of the body tissues and fluids, urinary calculi, and certain plants. It is formed by the oxidation of hypoxanthine and may be oxidized to uric acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Biochimie
CONT

Sous médication par l'allopurinol, la formation d'acide urique est [...] remplacée par celle d'hypoxanthine et de xanthine ("oxypurines"), qui sont cependant excrétées par les reins plus rapidement que l'acide urique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Bioquímica
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