gallstone
Example Sentences
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Her recent gallstone surgery cost nearly $1,500, but less than a third of it could be expensed under her insurance plan, she said.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
A number of health boards have had to postpone things like hip and knee replacements or some less urgent surgeries like gallstone or tonsil removal because they are so busy.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023
He was asked whether to remove a gallstone, if it was okay to begin chemotherapy, and whether this was a good time for a root canal.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022
He was feeling sick, and was ultimately diagnosed with gallstone pancreatitis.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021
Certain cases of gallstone attacks in women have been said to have been traced to tight lacing, which interfered with the normal flow of the bile.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
