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gall stone — calculus or stone formed in the gallbladder or bile ducts often causing extreme pain … English contemporary dictionary
gall-stone — n. Bile stone, biliary calculus … New dictionary of synonyms
gall·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 … Useful english dictionary
gall-stone — … Useful english dictionary
Gall — For other uses, see Gall (disambiguation). Kalanchoë infected with crown gall using Agrobacterium tumefaciens … Wikipedia
stone — [[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...… … English dictionary
Stone — 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.… … Useful english dictionary
stone — 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.… … Useful english dictionary
stone — /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… …
Stone louse — The stone louse ( Petrophaga lorioti , in German Steinlaus ) is a fictitious animal created by German humorist Loriot to parody nature documentaries. It was primarily featured in a video sketch, as well as being a fictitious entry in the German… … Wikipedia
