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gallstone

/ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/ UK
/ˈɡɑːl.stoʊn/ US

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From gall + stone.

noun gallstones

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.
Similar: bilestone, cholelith

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noun small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct

Español	cálculo biliar
한국어	담석 damseok
日本語	胆石 tanseki
中文	膽石 /胆石 dǎnshí, 膽結石 /胆结石 dǎnjiéshí, 膽囊結石 /胆囊结石 dǎnnáng jiéshí
हिन्दी	अश्मरी aśmarī, पथरी pathrī
Português	cálculo biliar
Français	calcul biliaire
Deutsch	Gallenstein
Italiano	calcolosi biliare
Ελληνικά	χολόλιθος cholólithos
Română	calcul biliar
Русский	же́лчный ка́мень žélčnyj kámenʹ
Tiếng Việt	sỏi mật
العربية	حَصَاة مَرَارِيَّة

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@misc{gallstone_2026,
  title = {gallstone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gallstone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}