A 1933 UK shilling. The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, United States, and other British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, and from there back to Old Norse, where it means division.
Kidney stone disease. (Redirected from Kidney stone) Kidney stone disease, also known as urolithiasis, is when a solid piece of material (kidney stone) occurs in the urinary tract. Kidney stones typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream. A small stone may pass without causing symptoms.
Nephrolithiasis and renal lithiasis are medical terms for kidney stones. Incidence. of kidney stone formation is fairly high and up to ten in 100 people may get at. least one stone in their lifetime. ItÊ¼s usually impossible to miss this condition due. to its symptoms, but the exact meaning of the condition in terms of long-term.