cholelith

cholelith
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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  • Cholelith — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 K80 Cholelithiasis K80.0 Gallenblasenstein mit akuter Cholezystitis K80.1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cholelith — ˈkōləˌlith, ˈkäl noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chol + lith : gallstone * * * /koh leuh lith, kol euh /, n. Pathol. a gallstone. Also, chololith. [CHOLE + LITH] * * * cholelith …   Useful english dictionary

  • cholelith — /koh leuh lith, kol euh /, n. Pathol. a gallstone. Also, chololith. [CHOLE + LITH] * * * …   Universalium

  • cholelith — SYN: gallstone. [chole + G. lithos, stone] * * * cho·le·lith kō li .lith, käl i n GALLSTONE * * * cho·le·lith (koґlə lith) gallstone …   Medical dictionary

  • Cholelith — Cho|le|lith 〈[ço ] m. 1; Med.〉 = Gallenstein [<grch. chole „Galle“ + lithos „Stein“] * * * Cho|le|lịth [↑ Chol u. ↑ lith], der; s, e[n]: svw. ↑ Gallenstein. * * * Cholelịth …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Cholelith — Cho|le|lith 〈 [xo ] m.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e; Med.〉 Gallenstein [Etym.: <grch. chole »Galle« + lithos »Stein«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Cholelith — Chole|li̱th [↑chole... u. ↑...lith] m; s od. en, e[n]: „Gallenstein“, Konkrement in der Gallenblase oder in den Gallenwegen …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Cholelith — Cho|le|lith [auch ... lit] der; Gen. [e]s u. en, Plur. e[n] <zu ↑...lith> Gallenstein (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • cholelith — gallstone Stones and Rocks …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • cholelith — n. gallstone …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cholelith — cho·le·lith …   English syllables

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