gall bladder
See also: gallbladder
English
Gall bladder with ducts.
Alternative forms
- gallbladder
- gall-bladder
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, gall, vesica biliaris, vesica fellea
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 178:
- Giraffes, oddly, sometimes have gall bladders and sometimes donʼt.
Derived terms
Translations
pear-shaped organ that stores bile
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