gallstone

Meanings

• noun

  A solid concretion formed in the gallbladder or bile ducts, usually composed of cholesterol or bilirubin.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gallstone
stone , gone , mone , bone , throne

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Variants

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gallstone , gallstones

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Etymology

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From Old French gales, bile, and stone.

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Trivia

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1. Gallstones are more common in women than in men.

2. The oldest known evidence of gallstones was found in a mummy dating back to 2000 BC.

3. The largest gallstone ever removed from a human weighed over 14 pounds.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cholelithiasis: A medical condition characterized by the presence of one or more gallstones in the gallbladder.

2. Cholecystitis: An inflammation of the gallbladder that can be caused by gallstones.

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Culture

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Gallstones have been a topic of interest in medical literature for centuries. Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician, described gallstones as small, hard objects that cause pain when they pass through the bile ducts. In art, gallstones have been depicted in various forms, such as in the painting 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp' by Rembrandt, where a gallstone is shown being extracted from a patient.

How to Memorize "gallstone"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, hard, round object formed in the gallbladder or bile ducts.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gallstone' with the concept of a solid concretion formed in the gallbladder or bile ducts.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Gallstones are small, hard, and round, in the gallbladder they are found.'

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