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Gallstones
Medical Definition: | Solid crystalline precipitates in the BILIARY TRACT, usually formed in the GALLBLADDER. Gallstones, derived from the BILE, consist mainly of calcium, cholesterol, or bilirubin. |
Guide Notes: | consider also CHOLELITHIASIS and its specifics |
Also Called: | Common Bile Duct Calculi |
Previously Indexed: | Cholelithiasis (1965-2003),Common Bile Duct Calculi (1965-2003) |
Gallstones Medical Definitions and Terms
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