Gall bladder
/ˈɡɑl.blæɾɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
- 2 a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion wordnet
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More examples"Giraffes, oddly, sometimes have gall bladders and sometimes donʼt."