gall bladders
gall bladders is the plural of gall bladder.
Meaning of gall bladder
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
Questions about gall bladders
- What is gall bladders the plural of?
- Gall bladders is the plural of gall bladder.
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