concretion
101pearl — pearl1 pearler, n. pearlish, adj. pearllike, adj. /perrl/, n. 1. a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective… …
102Pearl — /perrl/, n. 1. a town in central Mississippi. 20,778. 2. a female given name. * * * I Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother of pearl) as the mollusk s shell. Long treasured as gemstones,… …
103stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n …
104Bezoar — A clump or wad of swallowed food and/or hair. Bezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the digestive system, especially at the exit of the stomach. When a bezoar is composed of hair, it is referred to as a hairball or trichobezoar.… …
105Tonsillolith — A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. Also referred to as a tonsillith. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets (crypts) in the tonsils that typically form in chronic recurrent tonsillitis and harbor bacteria. The… …
106broncholith — A hard concretion in a bronchus, usually resulting from the erosion of a tuberculous or other granulomatous lymph node through the bronchial wall into the lumen. SYN: bronchial calculus. [broncho + G. lithos, stone] * * * …
107cryptolith — A concretion in a gland follicle. [crypto + G. lithos, stone] * * * cryp·to·lith (kripґto lith) [crypto + lith] a calculus or concretion in a crypt …
108fecalith — A hard mass consisting of inspissated feces. SYN: coprolith, stercolith. [L. faeces, feces, + G. lithos, stone] * * * fe·ca·lith or chiefly Brit fae·ca·lith fē kə .lith n a concretion of dry compact feces formed in the intestine or vermiform… …
109gallstone — A concretion in the gallbladder or a bile duct, composed chiefly of a mixture of cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate, occasionally as a pure stone composed of just one of these substances. SYN: b …
110gastrolith — A concretion in the stomach. SYN: gastric calculus. [gastro + G. lithos, stone] * * * gas·tro·lith ga strə .lith n a gastric calculus * * * n. a stone in the stomach, which usually builds up around a bezoar. * * * gas·tro·lith (gasґtro lith)… …
