a small hard concretion of cholesterol, bile pigments, and lime salts, formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Also called: bilestone
Examples of 'bile stone' in a sentence
bile stone
Infected persons may experience, if not treated, serious complications such as bile stone formation, pyogenic cholangitis, and even cholangiocarcinoma.
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