gallstone

gallstone definition - medical

gall·stone (gôlˈstōnˌ)

noun
A concretion in the gallbladder or in a bile duct, composed chiefly of cholesterol, calcium salts, and bile pigments. Also called biliary calculus, cholelith.

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