gall bladder
Britishnoun
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He had a procedure which resulted in the removal of part of his pancreas, the duodenum, the gall bladder and part of his liver.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
When Johnson underwent anesthesia for a gall bladder operation, Moyers was given responsibility to decide whether then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey should take over the president’s powers in the event of a crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
One patient, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, 32, who lives in Highland Park, N.J., has had two hip replacements, two shoulder replacements, a splenectomy, a gall bladder removal and a tonsillectomy because of the disease.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Paulsen, the Bellevue Daily Harvest customer, said she continues to suffer from gastrointestinal pain related to her gall bladder removal surgery.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
By squeezing the gall bladder gently, the bile duct will be injected with bile, and will be apparent if the stomach is turned over.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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