gallbladder

[ UK /ɡˈælblædɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɔɫˌbɫædɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
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How To Use gallbladder In A Sentence

  • Bile ducts and the gallbladder wall are particularly vulnerable to freezing damage.
  • The classic symptom of an inflamed gallbladder (cholecystitis) is sharp right upper quadrant pain that may radiate to the right shoulder or right back. Dr. Jon LaPook: Body Language: Knowing Your Parts
  • Researchers analyzed Medicare data for nearly 30,000 patients hospitalized with one of the most common complications, gallbladder inflammation known as acute cholecystitis. The Long and Short of Heart-Disease Risk
  • Gallstones are pebble-like lumps, usually made of cholesterol, causing inflammation of the gallbladder.
  • The body can function well without a gallbladder and removing it is a common treatment for gallstones that are causing symptoms.
  • The cystic artery is ligated and transected and the gallbladder is dissected from the gallbladder fossa and the right hepatic lobe.
  • This involves the removal of the gallbladder under general anaesthetic through a larger cut in the abdomen.
  • It has a wide range of uses including the common cold, heatstroke, acute gastroenteritis, pyelitis, nephritis, edema and liver and gallbladder disorders.
  • The gallbladder stores bile, used to emulsify beneficial fats so the body can absorb them.
  • CR group, anyone? little gator, I'm glad to hear Mr. Gator's gallbladder is fine, and that the treatment offered is nonsurgical. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LIZA!
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