gastrolith

[ gas-truh-lith ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a calculous concretion in the stomach.

gastrolith

/ ˈɡæstrəlɪθ /

noun

1. pathol a stone in the stomach; gastric calculus

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastrolith¹

First recorded in 1850–55; gastro- + -lith

Example Sentences

But a new explanation for this gastrolith activity has appeared.

From Scientific American

It was a gastrolith, a paleontologist’s dream, about the size of a small marble, and he recently displayed it in his hand in the Mines’ paleontology laboratory, its blackness contrasting sharply against the flesh color of his palm.

From Washington Times

Among his finds was the gastrolith, a stomach stone from a plesiosaur, a marine reptile with a long neck, long tail and paddles, from about 70 million to 80 million years ago, Cummins said.

From Washington Times