A hard mass, or stone, that amasses in the gallbladder. Consisting of a concretion of cholesterol, gallstone can cause immense pain to the patient.
"Gallstones in a cut gallbladder" by Alex Khimich is licensed under Public Domain.
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Merriam-Webster.com N.d. gallstone. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallstone, accessed December 12, 2014.
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