gallbladder
noun
a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.
gallbladders
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pluralof gallbladder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Examples include procedures to replace broken hips, improve blood flow in the heart, excise cancer from the colon, remove gallbladders, fix leaky heart valves, and repair hernias, among many more.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022
Symptoms included heightened liver enzymes that led to some patients having their gallbladders removed.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
That includes about 30 people who had their gallbladders removed, Marler said, a dozen who had liver biopsies, and dozens of others who had batteries of tests and scans ordered by confused and concerned doctors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
Shortly after becoming caretaker of the privately owned Turk Mountain Preserve, McLaughlin’s protagonist, Rice Moore, discovers bear carcasses denuded of their skins and missing their gallbladders.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2018
We were splashing around, shivering and laughing, and Gran ran to the shore waving her mighty arms, warning us we were doing irreparable harm to our gallbladders.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
