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/ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/ · noun
(biology, medicine) 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..
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Gallstone means (biology, medicine) 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..
Common synonyms include bilestone, cholelith.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use gallstone where its definition matches the intended context.
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