gall bladder

Noun

Meaning

a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion

Alternative names

gall-bladder

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Examples

Another study was published in the British Medical Journal which selected 39 patients who were due to have their gall bladder removed the following day, because of suspected gallstones. Source: Internet

Heisenberg died of cancer of the kidneys and gall bladder at his home, on 1 February 1976. Source: Internet

The iridologists could not correctly identify which patients had gall bladder problems and which had healthy gall bladders. Source: Internet

Since the gall bladder is similar to a small balloon that stores and releases bile, it can usually be removed from the abdomen by suctioning out the bile and then removing the deflated gallbladder through the 1 cm incision at the patient's navel. Source: Internet

Therefore, these traditional tattoos are thought to derive from pre-Islamic times. citation Tattoo ink is made by mixing soot with (breast) milk and the poisonous liquid from the gall bladder of an animal. Source: Internet

The spleen is attached to the gall bladder and pancreas and filters the blood. Source: Internet

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