Meaning Of The Word Gallstone

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gallstone
countable noun: A gallstone is a small, painful lump which can develop in your gall bladder.

gallstone in American English
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
noun: an abnormal stonelike mass, usually of cholesterol, formed in the gallbladder or bile passages

gallstone in British English
noun: a small hard concretion of cholesterol, bile pigments, and lime salts, formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

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