Which term denotes the condition of gallstones?

• A. Cholecystectomy
• B. Cholecystitis
• C. Chondromalacia
• D. Cholelithiasis

Answer: (D)

The main idea is recognizing how medical terms are built to name conditions. The term for having gallstones is cholelithiasis. It combines chole- (bile), lith- (stone), and -iasis (a condition or presence). So it literally means a condition of stones in the bile system, which is exactly what “gallstones” describes.

This is why it’s the right choice: it names the stone condition itself in the gallbladder or biliary tract. The other terms refer to different things—cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder, cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder (often due to stones but not the stone condition itself), and chondromalacia is a cartilage-softening issue elsewhere in the body, not related to the biliary system.