gallstone

noun
/ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/UK/ˈɡɑːl.stoʊn/US

Etymology

From gall + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂- — “to stiffen
  2. inherited from *stainaz — “stone
  3. inherited from *stain
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as gallstone — “gall + stone

Definitions

  1. A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder…

    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.

The neighborhood

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