presence of gallstones
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Cholelithiasis Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
(hypernym) lithiasis
Cholelithiasis Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Cholelithiasis Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A gallstone is a crystalline concretion formed within the gallbladder by accretion of bile components. These calculi are formed in the gallbladder, but may pass distally into other parts of the biliary tract such as the cystic duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, or the ampulla of Vater.
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