Definition of gallstone
: a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages
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Many of those patients got hooked after a physician prescribed a relatively short course of pain medication for appendicitis, osteoarthritis, back or joint pain, or kidney or gallstones.
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In remarkable congressional testimony in 2007, Comey would describe what happened next: Hours later, Ashcroft keeled over with gallstone pancreatitis.
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Women naturally have high levels of estrogen, which can accelerate the formation of gallstones.
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Gallstones and other related diseases occur when bile concentrates and thickens in the gallbladder.
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Origin and Etymology of gallstone
GALLSTONE Defined for English Language Learners
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medical : a hard object like a small stone that sometimes forms in the gallbladder and that can cause great pain
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gallstone
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: a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages—called also biliary calculus, cholelith
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