HyperDic: gall_bladder

English > 1 sense of the expression gall bladder:
NOUNbodygall bladder, gallbladdera muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
English > gall bladder: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion.
Synonymgallbladder
Part ofthorax, chest, pectusThe part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Broaderbladder, vesicaA distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid / liquid or gas)
Spanishvesícula biliar
Catalanbufeta biliar, bufeta del fel, vesícula biliar

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