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Definition of Gastroliths
1. gastrolith [n] - See also: gastrolith
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastroliths
Literary usage of Gastroliths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... into its natural position we might, as Reaumur says of the crayfish, mistake
the empty shell for another animal. THE gastroliths. OR "STOMACH STONES. ..."
2. Diseases of the Stomach and Upper Alimentary Tract by Anthony Bassler (1916)
"gastroliths and Foreign Bodies.—These are exceedingly rare, are more commonly
seen in the insane, but may be encountered in instances of vicious habits, ..."
3. Dyspepsia, its varieties and treatment by William Soltau Fenwick (1910)
"Hair-balls, Bezoars, gastroliths, Larvae, Beetles, Slugs, Lizards, etc. SYMPTOMS of
gastric irritation frequently ensue from the presence of a foreign body ..."
4. Diseases of the stomach: Their Special Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment by John Conrad Hemmeter (1902)
"gastroliths.—Hypertrophie Stenosis of the Pylorus. The stomach may be the seat
of a great diversity of tumors. A neoplasm that can be determined by ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly (1890)
"gastroliths is stored away for the molting season a reservoir of material to form
... The children, having no knowledge of the real use of the gastroliths, ..."
6. The Crayfish: An Introduction to the Study of Zoology by Thomas Henry Huxley (1880)
"In fact, the gastroliths are very similar to other hard parts of the ...
When ecdysis occurs, the gastroliths are cast off along with the gastric armature ..."
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