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gall·stone

(gôl′stōn′)

A small, hard, pathological concretion, composed chiefly of cholesterol, calcium salts, and bile pigments, formed in the gallbladder or in a bile duct.

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gallstone

(ˈɡɔːlˌstəʊn)

(Pathology) pathol a small hard concretion of cholesterol, bile pigments, and lime salts, formed in the gall bladder or its ducts. Also called: bilestone

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gall•stone

(ˈgɔlˌstoʊn)

n.

an abnormal stony mass in the gallbladder or the bile passages, usu. composed of cholesterol.

[1750–60]

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Noun

gallstone - a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts

bilestone

calculus, concretion - a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful"

Translations

حَجَر المَرارَهحَصَاةٌ الـمَرَارة

žlučníkový kámenžlučový kámen

galdesten

sappikivi

žučni kamenac

epekõepekő

gallsteinn

calcolo biliare

胆石

담석

žlčníkový kameň

gallsten

นิ่วในถุงน้ำดี

safra kesesi taşısafra taşı

sỏi mật

胆石

gallstone

[ˈgɔːlstəʊn] N → cálculo m biliar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gallstone

[ˈgɔːlstəʊn] n → calcul m (biliaire)Gallup Poll [ˌgæləpˈpɔːl] n → sondage m Gallup

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gallstone

n → Gallenstein m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gallstone

[ˈgɑːlˌstəʊn] n → calcolo biliare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gall

(goːl) noun

1. a bitter liquid which is stored in the gall bladder.

2. impudence. He had the gall to say he was my friend after being so rude to me.

verb

to annoy (a person) very much. It galls me to think that he is earning so much money.

gall bladder

an organ of the body attached to the liver, in which gall is stored.

ˈgallstone noun

a small hard object that is sometimes formed in the gall bladder.

gallstone

→ حَصَاةٌ الـمَرَارة žlučový kámen galdesten Gallenstein χολόλιθος cálculo biliar sappikivi calcul biliaire žučni kamenac calcolo biliare 胆石 담석 galsteen gallestein kamień żółciowy cálculo biliar желчный камень gallsten นิ่วในถุงน้ำดี safra kesesi taşı sỏi mật 胆石

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

gall·stone

n. cálculo biliar;

calcium oxalate ___ → ___ de oxalato de calcio;

cholesterol ___ → ___ de colesterol;

cystine ___ → ___ de cistina;

fibrin ___ → ___ de fibrina;

pigment ___ → ___ de pigmento.

gallstone

n cálculo biliar (form), piedra en la vesícula

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