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Definition of Calculus

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Calculus: A stone, as in the urinary tract, or calcium salt deposits on the teeth. In Latin, the word calculus means 'a pebble.' Pebbles were once used for counting, from which came the mathematical field of calculus.