Definitions for gallbladder
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gall′blad`der(n.)
or gall′ blad`der
a membranous sac attached by ducts to the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of gallbladder:
1670–80
Princeton's WordNet
gallbladder, gall bladder(noun)
a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gallbladder
A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.
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