gallstone
an abnormal stonelike mass, usually of cholesterol, formed in the gallbladder or bile passages.
Origin of gallstone
1- Also called biliary calculus.
Words Nearby gallstone
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How to use gallstone in a sentence
In the spring of 2016, Jasmine was hospitalized with gallstones.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublicaIn the fall of 2016, Jasmine developed her first pressure sores during hospitalizations for gallstones.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublicaIn the winter of 2017, Jasmine was hospitalized again with gallstones, and her prognosis wasn’t good.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublicaMichael Leitzmann, et al. “A Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic gallstone Disease in Men.”
Such is the pain produced by lead-colic, or by the passage of a gallstone or renal calculus.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William Headland
Another journal tells of a new gallstone cure that never fails to cause the stones to be passed even if they are big as walnuts.
Quacks and Grafters | UnknownHysteria will imitate nearly every form of cramp, including even those due to gallstone and kidney calculus.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for gallstone
/ (ˈɡɔːlˌstəʊn) /
pathol a small hard concretion of cholesterol, bile pigments, and lime salts, formed in the gall bladder or its ducts: Also called: bilestone
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Scientific definitions for gallstone
[ gôl′stōn′ ]
A small, hard, abnormal mass composed chiefly of cholesterol, calcium salts, and bile pigments, formed in the gallbladder or in a bile duct. The presence of gallstones can lead to painful obstruction or infection and is sometimes treated with cholecystectomy.
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Cultural definitions for gallstone
A hard, pebblelike material deposited in the gallbladder or bile ducts by the process of chemical precipitation. Gallstones can cause considerable pain and can even obstruct the flow of bile from the gallbladder. On some occasions, the entire gallbladder must be removed by surgery.
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