Gall-stone
1gall|stone — «GL STOHN», noun. a pebblelike mass, chiefly of cholesterol and mineral salts, that sometimes forms in the gall bladder or one of its ducts. When one or more gallstones stop the flow of bile, there is usually pain, and sometimes jaundice results …
2gall stone — calculus or stone formed in the gallbladder or bile ducts often causing extreme pain …
3gall-stone — n. Bile stone, biliary calculus …
4gall·stone — /ˈgɑːlˌstoʊn/ noun, pl stones [count] medical : a hard object like a small stone that sometimes forms in the gallbladder and that can cause great pain …
5gall-stone — …
6Gall — For other uses, see Gall (disambiguation). Kalanchoë infected with crown gall using Agrobacterium tumefaciens …
7stone — [[t]sto͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ stones, stoning, stoned (The plural is usually stone in meaning 10.) 1) N MASS Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone...… …
8Stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …
9stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …
10stone — /stoʊn / (say stohn) noun 1. the hard substance of which rocks consist. 2. a particular kind of rock. 3. Mining opal bearing material. 4. a piece of rock of definite size, shape, etc., for a particular purpose. 5. a piece of rock of small or… …
