BILESTONE

gallstone, bilestone

(noun) a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bilestone (plural bilestones)

A gallstone, or biliary calculus.

Anagrams

• belonites

Source: Wiktionary


Bile"stone`, n. Etym: [Bile + stone.]

Definition: A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See Biliary. E. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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