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gastrolith

Syllabification: (gas·tro·lith)
Pronunciation: /ˈgastrəˌliTH/
Definition of gastrolith

noun

  • 1 Medicine a hard concretion in the stomach.
  • 2 Zoology a small stone swallowed by a bird, reptile, or fish, to aid digestion in the gizzard.

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