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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