Dictionary

gall bladder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɡɑl.blæɾɚ/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.
   • Giraffes, oddly, sometimes have gall bladders and sometimes donʼt. 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 178:

Forms

Deriveds

strawberry gallbladder · nasogallbladder

Synonyms

cholecyst · gall · cholecysto- · vesica fellea · vesica biliaris

Translations (131)

hi पित्ताशय (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · otk 𐰇𐰓 (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · xal цөсн (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · cy coden fustl (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · vi túi mật (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · oj niinzob (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · hu epehólyag (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ru жёлчный пузы́рь (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · cmn 苦膽 /苦胆 (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · nb galleblære (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · te పిత్తాశయము (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sl žolčnik (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · tr öd kesesi (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · bcl apdo (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · izh sappirakko (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · gu પિત્તાશય (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · gl vexiga (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · it colecisti (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · nci chichicatl (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fo gall (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fa مراره (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ps تريخی (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ml പിത്താശയം (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · pam atdu (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ru же́лчный пузы́рь (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · su hampru (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · mr पित्ताशय (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ms pundi hempedu (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ar مَرَارَة (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · iu ᓱᖓᖅ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · dsb žołcnik (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ro fiere (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sk žlčník (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · az öd kisəsi (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · uz safro (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · lt tulžies pūslė (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ro vezică biliară (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · kmr kîsikê zeravê (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sh жу̏чња̄к (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ko 담낭 (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ko 쓸개 (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · pl pęcherzyk żółciowy (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fo gallbløðra (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · rap 'au (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · arz مرارة (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · mi kouawai (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · be жо́ўцевы пузы́р (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ang ġealla (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ga máilín domlais (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · gld силтэ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · tao apdo (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · th ถุงน้ำดี (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · de Gallenblase (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · uk жо́вчний міху́р (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · mk жолчка (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · tl apdo (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · la fel (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ca bufeta biliar (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · se sáhppi (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fr vésicule biliaire (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · it cistifellea (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · bxd kji̠⁵⁵ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ro bășica fierii (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · bg жлъчка (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sv gallblåsa (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · jv kantung empedu (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · tl apduhan (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · mt marrara (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fur vissie de fêl (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · la vesica biliaris (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · grc χοληδόχος (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · pl woreczek żółciowy (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ta பித்தப்பை (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ro colecist (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · kpv сӧп (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · bg жлъ́чен меху́р (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · id kantong empedu (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · km ប្រមាត់ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · cmn 膽囊 /胆囊 (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · es vesícula biliar (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · lv žultspūslis (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · el χολή (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · myv сэпе (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · be жаўця́к (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · grc χοληδόχος κύστις (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fi sappirakko (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · id kandung empedu (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · nn galleblære (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · kl sungaq (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ja 胆嚢 (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · hy լեղապարկ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · da galdeblære (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sh žȕčnjāk (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ga mála an domlais (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · mn цѳсний гэр (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · mnc ᠰᡳᠯᡥᡳ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · eu behazun xixku (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · eo gala veziko (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · nn gallblære (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · is gallblaðra (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ary مرارة (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ga domlas (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · pdt Gaulblada (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sq tëmth (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · el χοληδόχος κύστη (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ca vesícula biliar (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · et sapp (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · et sapipõis (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · scn culicisti (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · kmr zeravdank (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ceb apdo (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · pt vesícula biliar (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fa کیسه صفرا (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · vi bao đựng mật (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · nl galblaas (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · af galblaas (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · nv atłʼizh bizis (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · az ödlük (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · tr safra kesesi (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · gl vesícula biliar (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · cs žlučník (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ka ნაღვლის ბუშტი (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · yi גאַל (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · dv ފިތް (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · ur ئۆت خالتیسی (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · or ପିତ୍ତକୋଷ (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · eo galveziko (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · bn পিত্তাশয় (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · sq idhcë (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · fi sappi (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) · he כִּיס הַמָּרָה (pear-shaped organ that stores bile)

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