gallstone

[US]/'gɔːlstəʊn/
[UK]/'ɡɔlston/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hard deposit formed in the gallbladder
Word Forms

Example Sentences

It is most likely that cholesterol and bile acid hyposecretion make the AKR strain susceptible to the development of fatty livers and resistant to gallstone formation.

To gallstone, results show that cholesterol stone, bilirubin stone, and bedload stone are common in Lubei area, especially the bedload stone.

Objective To study the relationship between the bacterial spectrum difference of gallbladder mucosa and choledochus bile and clinical prognosis of gallstone pancreatitis.

Method: Analysis on reviewing the presurgical & postsurgical nursing treatment of 280 cases gallbladder polypus,gallstone & chronic cholecystitis Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy from 2005 to 2007.

Real-world Examples

The two leading causes of acute pancreatitis are alcohol abuse and gallstones.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

If the gallstone dislodges, the inflammation can clear up.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

OK, so when you have these gallstones, do they give you medicine? Do they remove them through surgery?

Source: American English dialogue

But usually, it came from the gallstones of a buffalo.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

She's treating 175 cats with ailments from leukemia to kidney failure to gallstones.

Source: AP Listening August 2014 Collection

They took me to the hospital and they did some tests and they said, Well, you have gallstones.

Source: American English dialogue

Finally, if there is a mechanical obstruction from a gallstone, then it might require emergency surgery.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

And while it is not directly diagnostic, you can also use ultrasound to look for offending gallstones if they are suspected.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

Alright, so the other type is bilirubin or pigmented gallstones.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

Well, actually pigmented gallstones are made of unconjugated bilirubin.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

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