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gallstone

[gawl-stohn] / ˈgɔlˌstoʊn /
NOUN
mass in gallbladder
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But rarer and more serious ones include acute gallstone disease, pancreatitis and serious allergic reactions.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

The TV presenter eventually asked for the gallstone back, Vistica said, and they gave it to her.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2023

He was asked whether to remove a gallstone, if it was okay to begin chemotherapy, and whether this was a good time for a root canal.

From Washington Post Oct. 26, 2022

Ginsburg participated remotely from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in 2020 while hospitalized with an infection caused by a gallstone.

From Washington Times Mar. 21, 2022

Another journal tells of a new gallstone cure that never fails to cause the stones to be passed even if they are big as walnuts.

From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown

Doctors at a Los Angeles hospital were able to rule out gallstones, and on Tuesday, a representative for the “Goonies” star told The Times that they cracked the case, and Feldman is on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Because the pearls are denser than surrounding tissue and resemble small stones, they can sometimes complicate diagnosis by mimicking kidney or gallstones.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2026

It is known that rapid weight loss can lead to gallstones, including in people that have been on severe diets - without the use of jabs.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

Cases include electrocution, drowning, overdose, scurvy, sickle cell anemia, a nail in the chest, a fastball in the eye and gallstones, with all the personal drama one expects from a hospital show.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

She examined him, observed his fever, his red eyes, his jaundice, his abdominal pain, and came up with nothing definite, but wondered if he had gallstones or a liver abscess.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston



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