 Renal Colic
"Renal Colic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A severe intermittent and spasmodic pain in the lower back radiating to the groin, scrotum, and labia which is most commonly caused by a kidney stone (RENAL CALCULUS) passing through the URETER or by other urinary track blockage. It is often associated with nausea, vomiting, fever, restlessness, dull pain, frequent urination, and HEMATURIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D056844
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.617.947 C23.888.592.612.972 C23.888.721 F02.830.816.444.850 G11.561.600.810.444.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Renal Colic- Renal Colic
- Colic, Renal
- Colics, Renal
- Renal Colics
- Acute Renal Colic
- Acute Renal Colics
- Colic, Acute Renal
- Colics, Acute Renal
- Renal Colic, Acute
- Renal Colics, Acute
- Ureteral Colic
- Colic, Ureteral
- Colics, Ureteral
- Ureteral Colics
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