gallbladder

or gall blad·der

[ gawl-blad-er ]

/ ˈgɔlˌblæd ər /

noun Anatomy.

a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.

Origin of gallbladder

First recorded in 1670–80; gall¹ + bladder

Words nearby gallbladder

gallate, Gallatin, Gallatin Range, Gallaudet, gallberry, gallbladder, gallbladder fossa, gall duct, Galle, galleass, Gallegos

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Example sentences from the Web for gallbladder

The surgery removes the right side of the pancreas, the gallbladder, and parts of the stomach, bile duct, and small intestine.
Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment|Sharon Begley|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But not just gallbladder patients benefit from the less invasive approaches at Cleveland Clinic.
Surgery Without Scars|Daily Beast Promotions|December 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for gallbladder

gall bladder

noun

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

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Cultural definitions for gallbladder

gallbladder

A small, muscular sac located under the liver. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until it is needed by the small intestine for digestion. (See digestive system.)

Medical definitions for gallbladder

gallbladder

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.cholecyst cholecystis

Scientific definitions for gallbladder

gallbladder

[ gôl′blăd′ər ]

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac in most vertebrates in which bile is stored. The gallbladder is located beneath the liver and secretes bile into the duodenum of the small intestine.

单词	gallbladder
释义	gallbladder or gall blad·der [ gawl-blad-er ] / ˈgɔlˌblæd ər / noun Anatomy. a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated. Origin of gallbladder First recorded in 1670–80; gall¹ + bladder Words nearby gallbladder gallate, Gallatin, Gallatin Range, Gallaudet, gallberry, gallbladder, gallbladder fossa, gall duct, Galle, galleass, Gallegos Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallbladder The surgery removes the right side of the pancreas, the gallbladder, and parts of the stomach, bile duct, and small intestine. Jobs’s Unorthodox Treatment\|Sharon Begley\|October 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST But not just gallbladder patients benefit from the less invasive approaches at Cleveland Clinic. Surgery Without Scars\|Daily Beast Promotions\|December 3, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for gallbladder gall bladder noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for gallbladder gallbladder A small, muscular sac located under the liver. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until it is needed by the small intestine for digestion. (See digestive system.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for gallbladder gallbladder 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.cholecyst cholecystis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for gallbladder gallbladder [ gôl′blăd′ər ] A small, pear-shaped muscular sac in most vertebrates in which bile is stored. The gallbladder is located beneath the liver and secretes bile into the duodenum of the small intestine. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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