胆石(たんせき)

たんせき
noun
gallstone
1. gallstone; hard deposit forming in the gallbladder
A hardened deposit of digestive fluid that can form in the gallbladder or bile ducts. Gallstones can cause severe abdominal pain and may require surgical removal.
胆石(たんせき)が見(み)つかった。
A gallstone was found.
胆石(たんせき)による激痛(げきつう)で救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)を呼(よ)んだ。
I called an ambulance because of severe pain from a gallstone.
健康診断(けんこうしんだん)で胆石(たんせき)が発見(はっけん)され、手術(しゅじゅつ)で摘出(てきしゅつ)することになった。
A gallstone was discovered during a health checkup, and it was decided that it would be removed surgically.

胆(たん) refers to the gallbladder; 石(せき) means stone. Gallstones are a relatively common condition in adults.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 胆石(たんせき)が{できる}: a gallstone forms
  • 胆石(たんせき)を摘出(てきしゅつ)する: to remove a gallstone
  • 胆石(たんせき)発作(ほっさ): gallstone attack
  • 胆石症(たんせきしょう): cholelithiasis (gallstone disease)
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