Definition of Gallstone. Meaning of Gallstone. Synonyms of Gallstone

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Definition of Gallstone

Gallstone
Gallstone Gall"stone`, n. A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See Calculus, n., 1.

Meaning of Gallstone from wikipedia

- caused by gallstones, and choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of migrated gallstones within bile ducts. Most people with gallstones (about 80%)...
- Gallstone ileus is a rare form of small bowel obstruction caused by an impaction of a gallstone within the lumen of the small intestine. Such a gallstone...
- other organs. The two most common causes of acute pancreatitis are a gallstone blocking the common bile duct after the pancreatic duct has joined; and...
- cholelithiasis, a gallbladder attack or gallstone attack, is when a colic (sudden pain) occurs due to a gallstone temporarily blocking the cystic duct....
- the cystic duct by a gallstone. Risk factors for gallstones include birth control pills, pregnancy, a family history of gallstones, obesity, diabetes,...
- the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth...
- bile helps in the digestion of fats. The gallbladder can be affected by gallstones, formed by material that cannot be dissolvedusually cholesterol or...
- Calculus bovis, niu-huang (牛黃) or cattle gallstones are dried gallstones of cattle used in Chinese herbology. In China and ****an it has been long used...
- is closely linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis). The gallbladder is designed to aid in the digestion...
- physical destruction of hardened m****es like kidney stones, bezoars or gallstones, which may be done non invasively. The term is derived from the Gr****...