gall bladder
Noun
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Noun
gall bladder (plural gall bladders)
- (anatomy) 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, vescica biliaris, vescica fellea
- French: vésicule biliaire
- German: Gallenblase
- Italian: cistifellea
- Portuguese: vesícula biliar
- Russian: же́лчный пузы́рь
- Spanish: vesícula biliar
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