gallbladder

or gall blad·der

[ gawl-blad-er ]
/ ˈgɔlˌblæd ər /

noun Anatomy.

a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.

Origin of gallbladder

First recorded in 1670–80; gall1 + bladder

Words nearby gallbladder

gallate, gallatin, gallatin range, gallaudet, gallberry, gallbladder, gallbladder fossa, galle, galleass, gallegos, galleon

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Medical definitions for gallbladder

gallbladder

n.

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac, located under the right lobe of the liver, in which bile secreted by the liver is stored until needed by the body for digestion. cholecyst cholecystis

Scientific definitions for gallbladder

gallbladder
[ gôl′blăd′ər ]

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac in most vertebrates in which bile is stored. The gallbladder is located beneath the liver and secretes bile into the duodenum of the small intestine.

Cultural definitions for gallbladder

gallbladder

A small, muscular sac located under the liver. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until it is needed by the small intestine for digestion. (See digestive system.)