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gallbladder
or gall blad·der
[ gawl-blad-er ]
noun
, Anatomy.
- a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.
gallbladder
/ gôl′blăd′ər /
- A small, pear-shaped muscular sac in most vertebrates in which bile is stored. The gallbladder is located beneath the liver and secretes bile into the duodenum of the small intestine.
gallbladder
- A small, muscular sac located under the liver . Bile is stored in the gallbladder until it is needed by the small intestine for digestion . ( See digestive system .)
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The surgery removes the right side of the pancreas, the gallbladder, and parts of the stomach, bile duct, and small intestine.
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