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gall bladder
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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.
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gall bladder
Noun
a muscular sac, attached to the liver, that stores bile
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gall bladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
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 nvesícula biliar
gall bladder [ˈgɔːl-] nvésicule f biliaire
gall bladder gall nGallenblase f
gall bladder [ˈgɔːl-] ncistifellea


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Whatever anxiety he had felt earlier about having his gall bladder removed was assuaged by that little pill and his realization that thousands of gall bladders had been removed by qualified professionals in this hospital over the years without incident.
A large study of more than 80,000 women found that women with a high intake of vegetable protein had a lower risk of having their gall bladders removed than did women eating very little vegetable protein.
So far, Sim has seen brain matter, gall bladders, an appendix and the amputated knee of a patient.
 
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