Look up: gallstone

1. gallstone
   Type: Term Pronunciation: gawl′stōn Definitions: 1. A concretion in the gallbladder or a bile duct, composed chiefly of a mixture of cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate, occasionally as a pure stone composed of just one of these substances. Synonyms: biliary calculus, cholelith
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2. gallstone
   [n] - a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
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3. Gallstone
   Hard lumps that form in the gall bladder. They can cause irritation and inflammation and are made of bile, cholesterol and calcium salts.
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4. Gallstone
   a round, hard mass of cholesterol, bile, or calcium salts that is found in the gallbladder or a bile duct
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5. Gallstone
   Gall'stone` noun A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See Calculus , noun , 1.
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6. gallstone
   <gastroenterology, surgery> A solid formation in the gallbladder composed of cholesterol and bile salts. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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7. gallstone
   (gawl´stōn) a stonelike mass (calculus) in the gallbladder; the presence of gallstones is called cholelithiasis. The cause is unknown, although there is evidence of a connection with obesity; an excess of cholesterol in the bile appears to be important. Gallstones may be present for years without causing trouble; when pr...
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8. Gallstone
   • (n.) A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See Calculus, n., 1.
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9. gallstone
   concretion composed of crystalline substances (usually cholesterol, bile pigments, and calcium salts) embedded in a small amount of protein material ... [4 related articles]
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10. gallstone
    gallstone: see gall bladder.
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11. gallstone
    Pebblelike, insoluble accretion formed in the human gall bladder or bile ducts from cholesterol or calcium salts present in bile. Gallstones may be symptomless or they may cause pain, indigestion, or jaundice. They can be dissolved with medication or removed, either by means of an endoscope or, alon...
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12. gallstone
    Solid material that forms in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Gallstones are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder. They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand. Also called cholelith.
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13. Gallstone
    A `gallstone` is a crystalline concretion formed within the gallbladder by accretion of bile components. These calculi are formed in the gallbladder, but may pass distally into other parts of the biliary tract such as the cystic duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, or the ampulla of Vater. Prese...
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