gallbladder

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English

Definitions

noun

A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.

Related words

Synonyms

cholecyst vescica biliaris vescica fellea gall bowel bladder multiseptate sac vesicle opacified bile vessel vesica fellea gallstone gallstones cholecystectomy cholecystitis cyst pancreas

Associated

cholelithiasis biliary bile cholangitis fundus duodenum calcified bilirubin

Rhymes

madder gadder ladder accommodation ladder bladder stepladder urinary bladder air bladder fish ladder puff adder

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