GALLBLADDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gallbladder mean? 

• GALLBLADDER (noun)
  The noun GALLBLADDER has 1 sense:

1. a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion

  Familiarity information: GALLBLADDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GALLBLADDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

gall bladder; gallbladder

Hypernyms ("gallbladder" is a kind of...):

bladder; vesica (a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas))

Holonyms ("gallbladder" is a part of...):

chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)

 Context examples 

Any substance that capable of promoting bile flow into the intestine, especially as a result of contraction of the gallbladder, or of stimulating the liver to increase output of bile.

(Cholagogues or Choleretic Agents, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the gallbladder.

(Non-Neoplastic Gallbladder Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Bilirubin is part of the bile, which is made in the liver and is stored in the gallbladder.

(Bilirubin, NCI Dictionary)

The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and other organs.

(Abdomen, NCI Dictionary)

The biliary tract includes the gallbladder and bile ducts inside and outside the liver.

(Biliary tract, NCI Dictionary)

An acute or chronic inflammation involving the gallbladder wall.

(Cholecystitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A plant that has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems, including stomach, liver, and gallbladder disorders.

(Milk thistle, NCI Dictionary)

A tube that carries bile from the liver and the gallbladder through the pancreas and into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine).

(Common bile duct, NCI Dictionary)

Choleliths are made of cholesterol or other substances found in the gallbladder.

(Cholelith, NCI Dictionary)

An acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder associated with the presence of gallstones.

(Cholecystitis with Cholelithiasis, NCI Thesaurus)