gallstone
/ˈɡɔːlstəʊn/noun
उच्चारण गॉल्स्टोन
पित्त की पथरी, पित्ताशय की पथरी
Core word
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[C] medical
a hard painful mass that can form in the gall bladder
पित्त की पथरी, पित्ताशय की पथरी
- She had an operation to remove her gallstones.
- Gallstones can cause severe pain in the upper abdomen.
- The doctor said a gallstone was causing the stomach pain.
+ 2 more examples
- Gallstones are sometimes removed by surgery.
- He was told to avoid oily food because of his gallstones.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gallstone (countable noun)
A gallstone is a hard lump formed in the gall bladder. It is countable, so people can have one gallstone or several gallstones.
'Gallstone' पित्ताशय में बनी कठोर पथरी है। यह countable है, इसलिए एक या कई gallstones हो सकती हैं।
- The doctor found a gallstone on the scan.
- She had several gallstones removed last year.
have / develop / suffer from gallstones
Use have, develop or suffer from with gallstones when talking about the condition.
इस बीमारी के बारे में बताने के लिए gallstones के साथ have, develop या suffer from का प्रयोग होता है।
- Many people with gallstones feel pain after oily meals.
- Radhika's uncle developed gallstones in his forties.
gallstone + noun (attributive)
Gallstone can be used before another noun to name a related medical thing, such as gallstone surgery.
'Gallstone' किसी दूसरे noun से पहले आकर संबंधित चिकित्सा शब्द बना सकता है, जैसे gallstone surgery।
- Gallstone surgery is now often done with a small cut.
be treated for / operated on for gallstones
The passive takes for before the condition and on before the body part or person operated.
Passive में रोग से पहले 'for' आता है; ऑपरेशन किए गए व्यक्ति के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was treated for gallstones at a government hospital.
+Collocations 4
verb + gallstone(s)
removepassdissolvedetectcauseform
- The scan helped the doctors detect the gallstones early.
gallstone + noun
gallstone surgerygallstone attackgallstone paingallstone diseasegallstone removal
- A gallstone attack can cause sudden pain on the right side of the stomach.
adjective + gallstone
smalllargepainfulsilentrecurrent
- A large gallstone blocked the duct and had to be removed.
risk and symptoms
fatty foodobesitynauseajaundiceabdominal pain
- Fatty food and obesity increase the risk of gallstones.
“More examples 5
- A gallstone can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.
पित्त की पथरी रेत के दाने जितनी छोटी या golf ball जितनी बड़ी हो सकती है।
- My aunt avoided fried food after the doctor told her about her gallstones.
डॉक्टर ने जब मेरी मौसी को पित्त की पथरी के बारे में बताया तो उन्होंने तला हुआ खाना छोड़ दिया।
- The gall bladder was removed because of repeated gallstone attacks.
बार-बार gallstone के दौरे पड़ने के कारण पित्ताशय निकाल दिया गया।
- Gallstones are more common in women than in men.
पित्त की पथरी पुरुषों की तुलना में महिलाओं में अधिक आम है।
- The biology textbook explains how bile helps digest fat, and how gallstones form.
जीव विज्ञान की पाठ्यपुस्तक बताती है कि पित्त वसा को कैसे पचाता है और gallstones कैसे बनती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is suffering from gallstone since last month.
✓ She has been suffering from gallstones since last month.
A period that started in the past and continues needs the present perfect continuous with since.
अतीत से अब तक चल रही स्थिति के लिए since के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The doctor operated the gallstone yesterday.
✓ The doctor operated on the patient yesterday.
Operate is intransitive; use operate on somebody, not operate somebody.
'Operate' intransitive है; 'operate on somebody' लिखें, 'operate somebody' नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Gallstones form in the gall bladder, which stores the bile made by the liver.
GK के लिए याद रखें कि gallstones पित्ताशय (gall bladder) में बनती हैं, जो liver द्वारा बनाए गए पित्त (bile) को जमा करता है।