a stone or calculus in the nose is called
rhinoliths
title: Calculus (medicine) text: Calculus (medicine) A calculus (plural calculi), often called a stone, is a concretion of material, usually mineral salts, that forms in an organ or duct of the body. Formation of calculi is known as lithiasis (). Stones can cause a number of medical conditions. Some common principles (below) apply to stones at any location, but for specifics see the particular stone type in question. Calculi are not to be confused with gastroliths. Calculi are usually asymptomatic, and large calculi may have required many years to grow to their large size. In kidney stones, calcium oxalate is the most common mineral title: Calculus (medicine) text: the floor of the bladder. The care of this disease was forbidden to the physicians that had taken the Hippocratic Oath because Calculus (medicine) A calculus (plural calculi), often called a stone, is a concretion of material, usually mineral salts, that forms in an organ or duct of the body. Formation of calculi is known as lithiasis (). Stones can cause a number of medical conditions. Some common principles (below) apply to stones at any location, but for specifics see the particular stone type in question. Calculi are not to be confused with gastroliths. Calculi are usually asymptomatic, and large title: Nasal septum text: Nasal septum The nasal septum () separates the left and right airways in the nose, dividing the two nostrils. It is depressed by the depressor septi nasi muscle. The fleshy external end of the nasal septum is called the "columella nasi" or just columella, and is made up of cartilage and soft tissue. The nasal septum contains bone and hyaline cartilage. It is normally about 2 mm thick. The nasal septum is composed of five structures: At an early period the septum of the nose consists of a plate of cartilage, known as the "ethmovomerine cartilage." The postero-superior part of title: Sialolithiasis text: population. Persons aged 30–60 and males are more likely to develop sialolithiasis. The term is derived from the Greek words "sialon" (saliva) and "lithos" (stone), and the Latin "-iasis" meaning "process" or "morbid condition". A "calculus" (plural "calculi") is a hard, stone-like concretion that forms within an organ or duct inside the body. They are usually made from mineral salts, and other types of calculi include tonsiloliths (tonsil stones) and renal calculi (kidney stones). "Sialolithiasis" refers to the formation of calculi within a salivary gland. If a calculus forms in the duct that drains the saliva from a salivary gland title: Mortar and pestle text: Mortar and pestle Mortar and pestle are implements used since ancient times to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, medicine and pharmacy. The "mortar" () is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, metal, ceramic, or hard stone, such as granite. The "pestle" () is a heavy and blunt club-shaped object. The substance to be ground, which may be wet or dry, is placed in the mortar, where the pestle is pressed and rotated onto it until the desired texture is achieved. Scientists have found ancient mortars and