Gall bladder

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms

English

Alternative forms

• gallbladder

Noun

gall bladder

1. ((anatomy{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) 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.

Synonyms

• cholecyst
• vesica biliaris
• vesica fellea