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Gall bladder   /gɔl blˈædər/   Listen
Gall bladder

noun
1.
A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion.  Synonym: gallbladder.





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"Gall bladder" Quotes from Famous Books



... are expiratory, and the chief agents for expelling the residuum from the rectum, the bile from the gall bladder, the contents of the stomach and bowels when vomiting, and the mucus and irritating substances from the bronchial tubes, trachea, and nasal passages by coughing and sneezing. To produce these effects they all act together. Their violent and continued action ...
— A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) • Calvin Cutter


Words linked to "Gall bladder" :   vesica, pectus, thorax, bladder, chest


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