GALLSTONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gallstone mean? 

• GALLSTONE (noun)
  The noun GALLSTONE has 1 sense:

1. a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

  Familiarity information: GALLSTONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GALLSTONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

bilestone; gallstone

Hypernyms ("gallstone" is a kind of...):

calculus; concretion (a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body)

 Context examples 

Gallstones are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder.

(Gallbladder Stone, NCI Dictionary)

Gallstones form when substances in bile harden.

(Gallbladder Diseases, NIH)

It is usually associated with the presence of gallstones.

(Gallbladder Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Gallstone attacks usually happen after you eat.

(Gallstones, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It is often caused by gallstones.

(Pancreatitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Such accumulation can present as gallstones or kidney stones, become bone spurs, or even end up in other parts of the body.

(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But people with gallstones rarely have gallbladder cancer.

(Gallbladder Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

An acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder associated with the presence of gallstones.

(Cholecystitis with Cholelithiasis, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be associated with the presence of gallstones.

(Cholecystitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include alcohol consumption, presence of gallstones, trauma, and drugs.

(Acute Pancreatitis, NCI Thesaurus)