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Noun: gallbladder  'gol,bla-du(r)
  1. A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
    "Gallstones can form in the gallbladder and cause pain";
    - gall bladder

Derived forms: gallbladders, gall bladders

Type of: bladder, vesica

Part of: chest, pectus, thorax

Encyclopedia: Gallbladder