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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South Korea banned the breeding and possession of the bears last year, along with the extraction of bile from their gallbladders.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
He said 26 people have had their gallbladders removed and eight had liver biopsies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Symptoms included heightened liver enzymes that led to some patients having their gallbladders removed.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
We were swimming with Willa when Gran shrieked her warnings that the cold water could harm our gallbladders.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
