gall bladder
/ˈɡɑl.blæɾɚ/
gall bladder noun: 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.
Noun
gall bladder (plural gall bladders)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- cholecyst, cholecysto-, vesica biliaris, vesica fellea, gall
gall bladder meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gall bladder in Hindi
- pear-shaped organ that stores bile
- पित्ताशय pittāśay
gall bladder in Tamil
- pear-shaped organ that stores bile
- பித்தப்பை pittappai
gall bladder in Marathi
- pear-shaped organ that stores bile
- पित्ताशय pittāśay
gall bladder in Urdu
- pear-shaped organ that stores bile
- ئۆت خالتیسی
More languagesFewer languages
- gall bladder in Bengali
- পিত্তাশয় pittaśoẏ
- gall bladder in Telugu
- పిత్తాశయము pittāśayamu
- gall bladder in Malayalam
- പിത്താശയം pittāśayaṁ
- gall bladder in Punjabi
- ਪਿੱਤਾ pittā
- gall bladder in Gujarati
- પિત્તાશય pittāśya
- gall bladder in Odia
- ପିତ୍ତକୋଷ pittakoṣa
- gall bladder in Pashto
- تريخی
- gall bladder in Tagalog
- apdo, apduhan
- gall bladder in Arabic
- مَرَارَة marāra
- gall bladder in Malay
- pundi hempedu
- gall bladder in Indonesian
- kantong empedu, kandung empedu
- gall bladder in Persian
- مراره marâre, کیسه صفرا
- gall bladder in Thai
- ถุงน้ำดี tǔng-náam-dii
- gall bladder in Vietnamese
- bao đựng mật, túi mật
- Dhivehi
- ފިތް fit̊
Synonyms of gall bladder
Forms of gall bladder
| plural | gall bladders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gallbladder |
| alternative form | gall-bladder |
Words formed from gall bladder
Questions about gall bladder
- What does gall bladder mean?
- Gall bladder means 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.
- What is gall bladder in Hindi?
- Gall bladder in Hindi is पित्ताशय (pittāśay). See Gall bladder meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gall bladder?
- Gall bladder is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gall bladder?
- Gall bladder is pronounced /ˈɡɑl.blæɾɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of gall bladder?
- The plural of gall bladder is gall bladders.
Words near gall bladder in the dictionary
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