gall bladder
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3.9
- noun
- /ɡɔl ˈblædər/
- Specialized
:
vesícula biliar
- Many people don't realize how important the gall bladder is for digestion.
- remove the gall bladder
- gall bladder removal
Examples
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The traditional order of palpation begins at the heart and then moves to the areas of gall bladder, liver, and lung.
Blog text (10) -
"They pulled the gangrenous gall bladder out through my navel," I said.
Fiction book (2002) -
Did you know they took my gall bladder out?
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A friend of mine around the time this was going on... went in for a simple gall bladder operation, into a New York hospital.
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The gall bladder duct leads to the duodenum.
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The researchers have built a complete operating room around two existing procedures: gall bladder removal and an ectopic pregnancy.
Academic text (2006) -
I am about to start the Four Hour Body diet, but I am unable to eat eggs. I had my gall bladder out 2 years ago and had pancreatitis along with it, and I cannot eat high-fat foods.
Blog text (13) -
The doctor explained that the gall bladder stores bile before it is released into the intestine.
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After the gall bladder was removed, she had to adjust her diet.
Synonyms
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4.2
A small sac under the liver that stores bile to help digest food
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'gall' (= bile) combined with 'bladder' (an organ that stores liquid) yields 'an organ that stores bile', so the meaning follows transparently from the parts. Noun–noun compounding to name organs is a common and predictable pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the MWE.
Etymology
Gall bladder names a small bag under the liver that holds gall, a bitter fluid the body uses when food arrives. The word bladder means 'small bag', so the name paints a clear image: a little bag that stores 'bile' for 'digestion'.