gall bladder

gall·blad·der also gall bladder  (gôlbldr) n. A small, pear-shaped muscular sac, located under the right lobe of the liver, in which bile secreted by the liver is stored until needed by the body for digestion.

gallbladder

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gall bladder

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a muscular pear-shaped sac, lying underneath the right lobe of the liver, that stores bile and ejects it into the duodenum through the common bile duct

Thesaurus

Noun

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gall bladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion gallbladder bladder, vesica - a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Translations

gall bladder

n → Gallenblase f

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gall bladder n → cistifellea

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gall bladder → مَرَارَة žlučník galdeblære Gallenblase χοληδόχος κύστη vesícula biliar sappirakko vésicule biliaire žučni mjehur cistifellea 胆嚢 담낭 galblaas galleblære woreczek żółciowy vesícula biliar желчный пузырь gallblåsa ถุงน้ำดี safra kesesi túi mật 胆囊