gallstone
/ˈɡɔːlstəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɔːlstəʊn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgȯl-ˌstōn/ (ame, mw)
gallstone — noun
- gallstonesingular
- gallstonesplural
1. a small, solid lump that can grow inside the gall bladder, the small organ under
a small, solid lump that can grow inside the gall bladder, the small organ under the liver that stores bile, and which may block ducts and cause sharp belly pain.
Diego went to the emergency room when a gallstone caused sudden pain on his right side.
typical context: sudden pain leads to hospital visit
An ultrasound showed three small gallstones blocking the duct from Tanvi's gall bladder.
collocation: gallstones blocking a duct
After a fatty meal, Roya's old gallstone pain came back during the long bus ride home.
The surgeon removed a gallstone the size of a small marble from the elderly patient.
People who eat very little fibre and lots of rich food may develop gallstones over time.
- biliary calculus
technical medical term used by doctors and in research papers
- cholelith
rare, formal medical term from Greek roots
文法句型
a/the gallstone
have gallstones
用法筆記
Often plural ('gallstones') because patients usually have several at once; commonly paired with verbs like 'have', 'develop', 'pass', or 'remove'.