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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)

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