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nouna calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
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- jaundice yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
- cholecystectomy surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
- cholelithotomy removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder
- cholelithiasis the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
- icterus yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia