gallstone
noun
gall·stone
ˈgȯl-ˌstōn 
: a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages
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Alternatively, you may be checked for gallstones, which can sometimes elevate alkaline phosphatase levels.
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
May Be Linked to Gallstones There's some evidence that yo-yo dieting may increase the risk of developing gallstones, perhaps due to the stress that rapid weight changes place on your gallbladder.14
Your gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile, a digestive fluid your liver makes.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Around half of people with gallstones never develop symptoms.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024
Caro, 56, a real estate broker from Flagstaff, Ariz., was asymptomatic, but a small malignant tumor was among the gallstones.
—Marlene Cimons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
May Be Linked to Gallstones There's some evidence that yo-yo dieting may increase the risk of developing gallstones, perhaps due to the stress that rapid weight changes place on your gallbladder.14
Your gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile, a digestive fluid your liver makes.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Around half of people with gallstones never develop symptoms.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024
Caro, 56, a real estate broker from Flagstaff, Ariz., was asymptomatic, but a small malignant tumor was among the gallstones.
—Marlene Cimons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Gallstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallstone. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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gallstone
noun
gall·stone
ˈgȯl-ˌstōn
: a hard mass like a pebble that is formed in the gallbladder or bile passages
Medical Definition
gallstone
noun
gall·stone
ˈgȯl-ˌstōn
: a calculus (as of cholesterol) formed in the gallbladder or biliary passages
called also biliary calculus, cholelith
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