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Definition of gastrolith
: a stone or pebble ingested by an animal and functioning to grind food in gastric digestion
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“Gastrolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastrolith. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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gastrolith
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gas·tro·lith
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Medical Definition of gastrolith
: a gastric calculus
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The first known use of gastrolith was in 1854
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