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gallstone

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/

The English word “gallstone” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

From gall + stone.

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