gallstone
pronunciation
How to pronounce gallstone in British English:
UK [ˈgɔ:lstəʊn]
How to pronounce gallstone in American English:
US [ˈgɔlstoʊn]
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- Noun:
- a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Word Origin
- gallstone (n.)
- 1758, from gall (n.1) + stone (n.).
Example
- 1. Consumption of garlic and onions may reduce the incidence of cholesterol gallstone formation by as much as 40 per cent , says a new study from india .
- 2. Caveat : as many gallstone patients have no symptoms , it is possible study patients had more severe gallstone disease , making it difficult to generalize the results to the average individual with gallstones , researchers said .
- 3. Risk factors of gallstone pancreatitis in patients with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis .
- 4. Relationship between sterol carrier protein 2 and cholesterol gallstone .
- 5. Compared with the general population , risk of both tumor types in gallstone patients was three times as high in men and 2.5 times as high in women , and remained high after 10 years , the study found .