gallstone
gallstone
Definition
gall·stone (gôl′stōn′)
noun
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
gallstone
Usage Examples
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.
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