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gallbladder
noun gall·blad·der \ˈgȯl-ˌbla-dər\
medical : the organ in the body in which bile from the liver is stored
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: a membranous muscular sac in which bile from the liver is stored
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1676
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gallbladder
noun gall·blad·der \ˈgȯl-ˌbla-dər\
Definition of GALLBLADDER for Kids
: a small sac in which bile from the liver is stored
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gallbladder
noun gall·blad·der \ˈgȯl-ˌblad-ər\
Medical Definition of GALLBLADDER
: a membranous muscular sac in which bile from the liver is stored—called also cholecyst
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