Definition
Of, relating to, or affected by gravel; archaic term sometimes used medically for conditions involving stone formation.
Etymology
From gravel + -ous (Latin suffix meaning full of or characterized by). This is an archaic form that appears in older medical texts.
Kelly Says
Doctors used to call kidney stones 'the gravel' because small stones looked like actual gravel, and 'gravelous' was the medical adjective—showing how people understand new medical mysteries through familiar everyday objects.
Translations
CSČeština
zrnitý
zr-ni-ty
DEDeutsch
kieslig
kye-zlihng
ELΕλληνικά
σαπιασμένος
sa-p-ya-s-men-os
ESEspañol
gravetoso
gra-ve-toh-so
FAفارسی
شنیده
shen-ee-deh
FISuomi
hiekkamainen
h-ee-k-ka-ma-inen
FRFrançais
graveux
gra-vuh
HIहिन्दी
कंकड़युक्त
kan-kar-yukt
HUMagyar
homokos
ho-mo-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
berpasir
ber-pa-sir
ITItaliano
ghiaioso
ghee-ah-ee-o-so
KO한국어
자갈같은
ja-gal-gat-eun
MSBahasa Melayu
berpasir
ber-pa-sir
NLNederlands
kiezelachtig
kee-zel-a-ktig
PLPolski
piaskowy
p-yah-skoh-vee
PTPortuguês
arenoso
ah-reh-noh-so
RORomână
pietros
pee-eh-tros
RUРусский
каменистый
ka-me-nisty
SWKiswahili
mchanga
m-chan-ga
TAதமிழ்
கற்களுடன்
kar-ka-la-dun
THไทย
หยาบกร้าน
ya-ap-gra-ran
TLTL
buhangin
boo-han-gin
UKУкраїнська
камянистий
ka-myan-is-tyy
VITiếng Việt
đá sỏi
da-soi
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-l-wa-ne