Cholelith
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001697
Solid material that forms in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Choleliths are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder. They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand. Also called gallstone.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-001697 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | gallstone |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "Solid material that forms in the gallbladder or common bile duct. Choleliths are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder. They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand. Also called gallstone.",
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