Gallstone

Word GALLSTONE
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Hyphenation gall stone
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Definitions and meanings of "Gallstone"

What do we mean by gallstone?

A small, hard, pathological concretion, composed chiefly of cholesterol, calcium salts, and bile pigments, formed in the gallbladder or in a bile duct. noun

A concretion formed in the gall-bladder; a biliary calculus. noun

A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See calculus, n., 1. noun

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. noun

A calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts noun

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.

A) A hefty rock shot out of the pipes B) The toilet pistol hardpoint ammo C) The Log-Breaking Arial Torpedo D) A crystalline structure that seems to grow in your bladder and is either passed through the penis OR blasted with ultrasound to prevent massive pain Urban Dictionary

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The word "gallstone" in example sentences

A gallstone is a concentration of the components of bile, the primary component being cholesterol. ❋ Brenda Watson With Leonard Smith (2007)

Of course, we're continuing to follow this story of the attorney general who's suffering apparently from a very painful condition called gallstone pancreatitis. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The attorney general, in intensive care, is undergoing treatment for a painful condition called gallstone pancreatitis, or simply inflammation of the pancreas, which doctors say was caused by a gallstone. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Damage to the liver or an obstruction of some kind in the bile duct (called a gallstone) can lead to serious problems such as cholestasis, steatorrhea, or jaundice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Damage to the liver or an obstruction of some kind in the bile duct (called a gallstone) can lead to a serious problems such as cholestasis, steatorrhea, or jaundice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

O'BRIEN: And of course gallstones, we should mention, they're actually a common problem for many American men especially, but only a small number develop some kind of gallstone disease, and an even smaller percentage get pancreatitis out of that, so we'll talk to Sanjay about just how serious this problem is. ❋ Unknown (2004)

With the exception of madder, those colours mostly affected by _light and air_ are of organic origin, such as gallstone, Indian yellow, and the yellow dye-wood lakes; the red and purple lakes of cochineal; indigo; and sap green. ❋ George Field (N/A)

An Illinois man getting chemotherapy was dropped from his insurance plan when his insurer discovered an unreported gallstone the patient hadn't known about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I owned shiny irons and a carbon-fiber driver that looked like a Darth Vader gallstone. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

The pregnant mom of 18 is expected to spend few more days in the hospital, where she is being treated for a gallstone and high blood pressure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gallstones: Men who drink at least 2 cups of coffee a day may reduce their risk of developing gallstones by 40 percent, and women showed a twenty-five percent lower risk of gallstone development. ❋ Zenmomma (2009)

Yvette Nabel, an assistant sound editor, recalls, I had a gallstone attack, and I was lying on the floor in agony, and I said, ‘Can I go home?’ ❋ PETER BISKIND (2010)

“Wow,” I said, “is it a kidney stone or a gallstone?” ❋ Karen Palmer (2010)

In case you were speculating about what mystery illness City Attorney Carmen "The Clown" Trutanich had over Thanksgiving weekend the Times reports it was an attack of gallstone pancreatitis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of the remaining patients, 38% returned to the hospital for gallstone-related problems during the following two years, compared to just 4% of the initial cholecystectomy patients. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Yeah man, I just shot a [torpedo] out my toilet pistol last night the size of my fist." "Man, how did you survive that?" "I no longer have a penis." Or *groan* (sound of a man who has just dropped a hefty [rock out] of the [pipeline]) ❋ _DV (2003)

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