Gallstone

//ˈɡɑːl.stoʊn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
  2. 2
    a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts wordnet

Synonyms

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bilestonecholelith

Example

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"I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move."

Etymology

From gall + stone.

Related phrases

bile ductbile pigment

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