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gallstone

/ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/US/ˈɡɑːl.stoʊn/

gallstone noun: a small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.

Noun

gallstone (plural gallstones)

  1. A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
    Synonyms:
    bilestone, cholelith

gallstone meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Odia

gallstone in Hindi

small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
अश्मरी aśmarī, पथरी pathrī

gallstone in Bengali

small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
পিত্তপাথুরী pittopathuri

gallstone in Telugu

small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
గోరోజనము gōrōjanamu

gallstone in Odia

small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
ପିତ୍ତାସ୍ମରୀ pittāsmari
More languagesFewer languages
gallstone in Arabic
حَصَاة مَرَارِيَّة
gallstone in Indonesian
batu empedu
gallstone in Persian
سنگ زهره sang-e zahre
gallstone in Vietnamese
sỏi mật

Synonyms of gallstone

Forms of gallstone

pluralgallstones

Origin of gallstone

From gall + stone.

Questions about gallstone

What does gallstone mean?
Gallstone means a small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
What is gallstone in Hindi?
Gallstone in Hindi is अश्मरी (aśmarī), पथरी (pathrī). See Gallstone meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gallstone?
Gallstone is a noun.
How do you pronounce gallstone?
Gallstone is pronounced /ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of gallstone?
The plural of gallstone is gallstones.

Words near gallstone in the dictionary

  1. galloylation
  2. galloylations
  3. galloyls
  4. galls
  5. gallsickness
  6. gallstone
  7. gallstones
  8. gallu
  9. Gallucci
  10. Galluccis
  11. gallumph

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