Converse of object

• remove: The examination may be used to locate, and in some cases remove, gallstones stuck in the bile duct.

• develop: Although 20 per cent of people over 65 develop gallstones, only about 4 per cent suffer any symptoms.

• have: About 1 in 10 people over 50 in the UK have gallstones.

• get: The factors that contribute to getting gallstones include: Obesity this is a major factor, especially in women.

• cause: It occurs when high cholesterol levels cause gallstones to develop in the gallbladder.

• soften: Liver: Green apples act as a liver and gall bladder cleanser and may aid in softening gallstones.

Noun used with modifier

• cholesterol: The result is a cholesterol gallstone, the most common kind.

Adjective modifier

• symptomatic: The routine elective removal of the gallbladder is a curative treatment, and for most patients with symptomatic gallstones remains the treatment of choice.

Modifies a noun

• disease: In its first nine months, the service treated 316 patients from East London, many of whom had gallstone disease.

• ileus: In gallstone colonic ileus, which is a rare condition, 17,18 there may be a pre-existing narrowing in the colon causing intestinal obstruction.

• formation: Curiously, very low calorie, rapid weight-loss diets, and prolonged fasting, seem to also cause gallstone formation.

• pancreatitis: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy may be necessary in the case of gallstone pancreatitis, even in the acute phase of the illness.

• increase: The risk of gallstones increases exponentially at rates of weight loss above 1.5 kg/week.

• dyspepsia: My Great Aunt Mildred, never to be outdone by her sister, suffered from ' gallstone dyspepsia ' .

Preposition: in

• duct: Endoscope X-ray of gallstones in the bile duct These stones can be removed using a balloon or a basket.