| NOUN | body | gallbladder, gall bladder | a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion |
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| Sounds | gao'lblae.der | |
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| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion. | |
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| Synonym | gall bladder | |
| Part of | thorax, chest, pectus | The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
| Broader | bladder, vesica | A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid / liquid or gas) |
| Spanish | vesícula biliar | |
| Catalan | bufeta biliar, bufeta del fel, vesícula biliar | |
| Adjectives | biliary | relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder |
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