Clinical Diagnosis · Digestive System · Easy
Gallstone
Meaning: Hard concretion formed from bile components within the biliary system.
In practice: Classic risk factors: female, forty, fertile and fat; may cause biliary colic after fatty meals.
Quick check
Two questions on related clinical diagnosis words.
Which word means: Chronically high blood pressure that strains the heart and blood vessels.
Answer: Hypertension
Which word means: A visual illusion that the stationary environment is jumping or wobbling.
Answer: Oscillopsia
Words like gallstone come up in the daily game
One medical word a day, then a quick three-question quiz. Free on iPhone, or play in your browser on Android and computer.