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Definition of Cholelithiasis

Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026

Cholelithiasis: 1. The presence of stones in the gallbladder. 2. The process of formation of such stones. From the Greek roots chole, bile + lithos, stone.

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