- gallstone
- gall|stone [ `gɔl,stoun ] noun counta small hard mass that can form in your GALL BLADDER
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Gallstone — Classification and external resources Numerous small gallstones, composed largely of cholesterol ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Gallstone — Gall stone , n. A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See {Calculus}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallstone — 1758, from GALL (Cf. gall) (n.1) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
gallstone — ► NOUN ▪ a small, hard crystalline mass formed abnormally in the gall bladder or bile ducts from bile pigments, cholesterol, and calcium salts … English terms dictionary
gallstone — [gôl′stōn΄] n. a small, solid mass formed in some gallbladders or bile ducts; biliary calculus: it is formed of cholesterol, or, occasionally, of calcium salts, and can obstruct the flow of bile, causing pain, jaundice, and other symptoms … English World dictionary
gallstone — UK [ˈɡɔːlˌstəʊn] / US [ˈɡɔlˌstoʊn] noun [countable] Word forms gallstone : singular gallstone plural gallstones a small hard mass that can form in your gall bladder … English dictionary
gallstone — /gawl stohn /, n. an abnormal stonelike mass, usually of cholesterol, formed in the gallbladder or bile passages. Also called biliary calculus. [1750 60; GALL1 + STONE] * * * Mass of crystallized substances that forms in the gallbladder. The most … Universalium
gallstone — [[t]gɔ͟ːlstoʊn[/t]] gallstones N COUNT A gallstone is a small, painful lump which can develop in your gall bladder … English dictionary
gallstone ileus — a rare type of intestinal obstruction caused by impaction of a large gallstone in the intestine; seen mainly in elderly patients … Medical dictionary
gallstone — noun Date: 1758 a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages … New Collegiate Dictionary
gallstone — noun 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 … Wiktionary