gallstone

See also: gall stone

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Etymology

gall + stone

Noun

gallstone (plural gallstones)

  1. (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.

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