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gallstone

noun gall·stone \ˈgl-ˌstōn\

medical : a hard object like a small stone that sometimes forms in the gallbladder and that can cause great pain

Full Definition of GALLSTONE

:  a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages
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First Known Use of GALLSTONE

1758

Rhymes with GALLSTONE

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Medical Dictionary

gallstone

noun gall·stone \ˈgl-ˌstōn\

Medical Definition of GALLSTONE

:  a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages—called also biliary calculus, cholelith

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