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GALLBLADDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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:
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the gallbladder from another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Gallbladder, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples of neoplastic disorders include extrahepatic bile duct adenoma, intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and gallbladder carcinoma.
(Biliary System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A bile duct is a tube that carries bile (fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat) between the liver and gallbladder and the intestine.
(Bile Duct Cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Your gallbladder stores it until you need it to digest fat.
(Bile Duct Cancer, NIH)
It is secreted by the liver parenchyma and stored in the gallbladder.
(Bile, NCI Thesaurus)
A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
(Bile, NCI Dictionary)
The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder, and other organs.
(Abdominal Cavity, NCI Dictionary)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the gallbladder wall.
(Benign Gallbladder Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
The biliary system includes the gallbladder and bile ducts inside and outside the liver.
(Biliary system, NCI Dictionary)
Having to do with the liver, bile ducts, and/or gallbladder.
(Biliary, NCI Dictionary)
