Definitions for "Struvite"
A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous phosphate of magnesia and ammonia.
Infection stones. Struvite stones form because certain bacteria that grows in the urine produce ammonia, thus making the urine alkaline.
Kidney stones caused by bacterial urinary infections. Also called infectious stones, magnesium ammonium phosphate stones or triple phosphate stones. Calculi composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate, infection stones caused by urea splitting organisms (proteus mirabilis, klebsiella), urine pH is alkaline.