An enterolith is a mineral concretion or calculus formed anywhere in the gastrointestinal system. Enteroliths are uncommon and usually incidental findings but, once found, they require at a minimum watchful waiting. If there is evidence of complications, they must be removed. An enterolith may form around a nidus, a small foreign object such as a ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterolith
Type: Term Pronunciation: en′tĕr-ō-lith′ Definitions: 1. An intestinal calculus formed of layers of soaps and earthy phosphates surrounding a nucleus of some hard body such as a swallowed fruit stone or other indigestible substance. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=29427