gallstone
/ˈɡɔːlstəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɔːlstəʊn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgȯl-ˌstōn/ (ame, mw)
gallstone — 名詞
- gallstonesingular
- gallstonesplural
1. a small, solid lump that can grow inside the gall bladder, the small organ under
膽結石
膽囊或膽管中形成的硬塊，可能引發劇痛
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.
Diego 因為膽結石突然引起右側劇痛而趕到急診室。
typical context: sudden pain leads to hospital visit
An ultrasound showed three small gallstones blocking the duct from Tanvi's gall bladder.
超音波檢查顯示 Tanvi 的膽囊有三顆小膽結石堵住了膽管。
collocation: gallstones blocking a duct
After a fatty meal, Roya's old gallstone pain came back during the long bus ride home.
吃完油膩的一餐後，Roya 的老膽結石痛在回家的長途巴士上又發作了。
The surgeon removed a gallstone the size of a small marble from the elderly patient.
外科醫師從那位年長病人身上取出了一顆小彈珠大小的膽結石。
People who eat very little fibre and lots of rich food may develop gallstones over time.
很少吃纖維、常吃油膩食物的人，久了可能會長膽結石。
- 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'.