Definition
A gallstone; a hard deposit of cholesterol, bile pigments, and calcium that forms in the gallbladder or bile duct.
Etymology
From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'lithos' (stone). This straightforward compound literally means 'bile stone' and has been used since the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Gallstones form when cholesterol or bilirubin crystallizes out of bile—some people's bile chemistry makes them stone-factories, producing dozens of stones in their lifetime.
Translations
ARالعربية
حصى المرارة
ḥisā al-murra
BNবাংলা
গর্ডের পাথর
gordher pathor
CACatalà
litiasis biliar
li-tee-a-sis bi-li-ar
CSČeština
žlučové kameny
zhul-cho-ve ka-meny
DEDeutsch
Cholezystitis
hoh-leh-si-sti-tis
ELΕλληνικά
χολόλιθοι
kho-lo-li-thoi
ESEspañol
colelitiasis
koh-leh-lee-thee-ah-sis
FAفارسی
سنگ صفراوی
sang safaravi
FISuomi
sappi kivet
sap-pi ki-vet
FRFrançais
cholélithiase
ko-le-li-thee-az
GUGU
પિત્તાશયના રોક
pittaashay na rok
HAHA
kayan ciki
ka-yan ci-ki
HEעברית
אבני מרה
avnei mara
HIहिन्दी
पित्ताशय की पथरी
pittaashay kee pathri
HUMagyar
vese-kő
ve-se-ke
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu empedu
batu empedu
ITItaliano
colelitiasi
koh-leh-lee-tee-ah-see
KKKK
жүйке тас
zhuyke tas
MRMR
पित्तशयक पत्थर
pitta-shayak patthar
MSBahasa Melayu
batu hempedu
batu hempedu
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ကျောက်
shwe-chauk
NLNederlands
galstenen
gal-ste-nen
NONorsk
gallsten
gall-sten
PAPA
ਪੀਲੀਆ Stones
pee-lee-aa stones
PLPolski
kamienie żółciowe
kamien-ie zół-tcho-we
PTPortuguês
colelitiase
koh-leh-lee-tee-ah-se
RORomână
colici
koh-li-chi
RUРусский
холелитиаз
kho-le-li-tiaz
SVSvenska
gallsten
gall-sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya ini
ma-we ya ini
TAதமிழ்
கல்லீரல் கற்கள்
kalli-r-al kal-gal
THไทย
หินปูนในถุงน้ำดี
hin pun nai tung nam dee
TLTL
bato sa apdo
ba-to sa ap-do
UKУкраїнська
кам'яні утворення жовчного міхура
kam'yani utvorenya zhovchnogo mikhura
VITiếng Việt
sỏi mật
soi mat
ZUZU
izinkomo
i-zi-n-ko-mo