Gallbladder

gallbladder /gall·blad·der/ (gawl´blad-er) the reservoir for bile on the posteroinferior surface of the liver.

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gall·blad·der or gall bladder (gôlbldr)

n.

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac, located under the right lobe of the liver, in which bile secreted by the liver is stored until needed by the body for digestion. Also called cholecyst, cholecystis.

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Gallbladder

A small, pear-shaped organ in the upper right hand corner of the abdomen. It is connected by a series of ducts (tube-like channels) to the liver, pancreas, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The gallbladder receives bile from the liver, and concentrates and stores it. After a meal, bile is squeezed out of the gallbladder into the intestine, where it aids in digestion of food.

Mentioned in: Cholecystectomy, Wilson Disease

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gallbladder

the pear-shaped reservoir for bile attached to the visceral surface or between the lobes of the liver in all domestic animal species except the horse. It serves as a storage place for bile. The gallbladder may be subject to such disorders as inflammation and the formation of gallstone.

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gallbladder cystic mucosal hyperplasia

hyperplasia of the mucus-secreting glands in the gallbladder and larger bile ducts.

gallbladder edema

a gross lesion in many cases of infectious canine hepatitis.

gallbladder inflammation

cholecystitis.

gallbladder meridian points

acupuncture points on the gallbladder meridian.

gallbladder paralysis

a specific abnormality in lantadene poisoning. The gallbladder is grossly distended and full of viscid, pale bile.

porcelain gallbladder

intramural mineralization of the gallbladder.

gallbladder radiography

see cholecystography.