gallsten

Swedish

Etymology

galla +‎ sten. Compare Danish galdesten, Norwegian Bokmål gallestein, Norwegian Nynorsk gallstein (or gallestein), Faroese gallsteinur and Icelandic gallsteinn.

Noun

gallsten c

1. (pathology, uncountable) gallstones
2. (countable) a gallstone

Declension

Declension of gallsten

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gallsten	gallstens
	definite	gallstenen	gallstenens
plural	indefinite	gallstenar	gallstenars
	definite	gallstenarna	gallstenarnas

See also

• gallblåsa (“gall bladder”)
• gallgång (“bile duct”)

References

• gallsten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gallsten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH