strawberry gallbladder

strawberry gallbladder
straw·ber·ry gallbladder 'strȯ-.ber-ē-, -brē- n an abnormal condition characterized by the deposition of cholesterol in the lining of the gallbladder in a pattern resembling the surface of a strawberry

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a strawberrylike appearance of the gallbladder due to fine grains of cholesterol-fat material embedded in the mucosa, seen in cholesterolosis with inflammation.

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