gallstone

From gall +‎ stone.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːl.stoʊn/

gallstone (plural gallstones)

1. (biology, medicine) A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.

• bilestone
• cholelith

• calculus
• stone

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