GALL BLADDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

gall bladder; gallbladder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("gall bladder" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("gall bladder" 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)

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