the soft muscular tissue of the body. goose flesh transitory erection of the hair follicles due to contraction of the arrectores muscles, a reflection of sympathetic nerve discharge such as occurs with cold or shock; called also cutis anserina.
The five most common types of stones are comprised of calcium âcalcium oxalate and calcium phosphate, uric acid, struvite, and cystine.
There are four major types of kidney stones: (1) calcium stones, which are the most common type, are primarily composed of calcium and either phosphate or oxalate, and are primarily due to increased calcium levels in urine; (2) urate or uric acid stones, which are smooth, soft and brown stones that form because of increased uric acid levels in urine; (3) struvite stones, which contain magnesium and ammonia and are typically formed because of infectious bacteria that split a chemical called ...