GALLSTONE
gallstone, bilestone
(noun) a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gallstone (plural gallstones)
(medicine) 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.
Anagrams
• stonegall
Source: Wiktionary
Gall"stone`, n.
Definition: A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See Calculus, n., 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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