Meanings
noungallstone (plural gallstones)
plural gallstones
- biologyA 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 & antonyms
nounA 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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Translations
Arabic حَصَاة مَرَارِيَّة
- حَصَاة مَرَارِيَّةsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Basque behazun-harri
- behazun-harrismall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Bengali পিত্তপাথুরী
- পিত্তপাথুরী (pittopathuri)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Catalan càlcul biliar
- càlcul biliarsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Chinese Cantonese 膽石 /胆石, 膽結石 /胆结石
- 膽石 /胆石 (daam² sek⁶)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
- 膽結石 /胆结石 (daam² git³ sek⁶)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Chinese Mandarin 膽石 /胆石, 膽結石 /胆结石
- 膽石 /胆石 (dǎnshí)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
- 膽結石 /胆结石 (dǎnjiéshí)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
- 膽囊結石 /胆囊结石 (dǎnnáng jiéshí)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Czech žlučový kámen
- žlučový kámensmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Danish galdesten
- galdestensmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Dutch galsteen
- galsteensmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Esperanto galŝtono
- galŝtonosmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Finnish sappikivi
- sappikivismall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
French calcul biliaire
- calcul biliairesmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
German Gallenstein
- Gallensteinsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Greek χολόλιθος
- χολόλιθος (cholólithos)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Hindi अश्मरी, पथरी
- अश्मरी (aśmarī)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
- पथरी (pathrī)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Hungarian epekő
- epekősmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Icelandic gallsteinar
- gallsteinarsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Indonesian batu empedu
- batu empedusmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Irish cloch dhomlais
- cloch dhomlaissmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Italian calcolosi biliare
- calcolosi biliaresmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Japanese 胆石
- 胆石 (tanseki)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Korean 담석
- 담석 (damseok)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Latvian žultsakmens
- žultsakmenssmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Lithuanian tulžies akmuo
- tulžies akmuosmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Māori konga kouawa
- konga kouawasmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Norwegian Bokmål gallestein
- gallesteinsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Persian سنگ زهره
- سنگ زهره (sang-e zahre)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Polish kamień żółciowy
- kamień żółciowysmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Portuguese cálculo biliar
- cálculo biliarsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Romanian calcul biliar
- calcul biliarsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Russian же́лчный ка́мень
- же́лчный ка́мень (žélčnyj kámenʹ)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Scottish Gaelic clach-dhomblais
- clach-dhomblaissmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Slovak žlčový kameň
- žlčový kameňsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Spanish cálculo biliar
- cálculo biliarsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Swedish gallsten
- gallstensmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Turkish safra taşları, safra taşı
- safra taşlarısmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
- safra taşısmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Ukrainian жо́вчний ка́мінь
- жо́вчний ка́мінь (žóvčnyj káminʹ)small object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Vietnamese sỏi mật
- sỏi mậtsmall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
Welsh maen geri
- maen gerismall object that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct
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Cite this entry
APA
gallstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallstone
MLA
“gallstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallstone.
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