Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a building block of protein) called cystine. The result is an excess of cystine in the urine (cystinuria) and the formation of cystine stones. Cystinuria is the most common defect in the transport of an amino acid. Although cystine is not [..]

See: Gallstones or Kidney and Bladder Stones.

Stones, Precious [S]Frequently referred to ( 1 Kings 10:2 ; 2 Chr 3:6 ; 9:10 ; Revelation 18:16 ; 21:19 ). There are about twenty different names of such stones in the Bible. They are figuratively int [..]

Precious stones are frequently alluded to in Scriptures; they were known and very highly valued in the earliest times. The Tyrians traded in precious stones supplied by Syria. (Ezekiel 27:16) The merc [..]

Besides the ordinary uses to which stones were applied, we may mention that large stones were set up to commemorate any remarkable event. (Genesis 28:18; 35:14; 31:45; Joshua 4:9; 1 Samuel 7:12) Such [..]

Frequently referred to (1 Kings 10:2; 2 Chr. 3:6; 9:10; Rev. 18:16; 21:19). There are about twenty different names of such stones in the Bible. They are figuratively introduced to denote value, beauty [..]

Any crystalline inclusion imbedded in the glass.

Aerolites, or stones which have fallen from heaven. J. Norman Lockyer says the number of meteors which fall daily to the earth “exceeds 21 millions.” (Nineteenth Century, Nov., 1880, [..]

A descriptive term for any loose piece of broken rock lying on the sea floor, ranging in size from that of pebbles to boulders. Used in place-names to indicate large detached rocks or islets, eg Seven [..]

Stones in the Kidney, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the Kidney (Kidney Pelvis). Their sizes vary and most contains Calcium Oxalate.

Presence of small Calculi in the terminal Salivary Ducts (salivary Sand), or stones (larger Calculi) found in the larger ducts.

Calculi occurring in a Salivary Gland. Most Salivary Gland Calculi occur in the Submandibular Gland, but can also occur in the Parotid Gland and in the sublingual and Minor Salivary Glands.

Stones in the Urinary Bladder; also known as vesical Calculi, Bladder stones, or cystoliths.

Low-density crystals or stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT. Their chemical compositions often include Calcium Oxalate, Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), Cystine, or Uric Acid.

Testicles. Lambs stones as a prepared dish.

A general term for rock fragments ranging in size from 2 to 256 millimeters. An individual water-rounded stone is called a cobble if between 64 to 256 millimeters (size of clenched fist to size of man [..]

An individual domino piece.  Also known as "tiles", "bones", "men", or a "domino".

According to Gomme (1898), stones was a game played in Ireland in about 1850, using either a ball or a lob-stick. A circle of about a half-dozen stones is arranged, one for each player in the in team. [..]

Rock fragments greater than 25 cm in diameter.