Disease or Syndrome
cholecystolithiasis
Subclass of:
Gall Bladder Diseases;
Cholelithiasis
Definitions related to cholecystolithiasis:
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(gallstone) Solid material that forms in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Gallstones are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder. They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(gallbladder stone) Single or multiple, ovoid or irregular, solid particles that are formed from bile, cholesterol, and calcium in the gallbladder cavity.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the GALLBLADDER.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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