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gall·blad·der

(gawl'blad-ĕr), [TA]
A pear-shaped organ on the inferior surface of the liver, in a hollow between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe; it serves as a storage reservoir for bile.
Synonym(s): vesica biliaris [TA], vesica fellea ☆ , bile cyst, cholecyst, cholecystis, cystis fellea, gall bladder, vesicula fellis
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cholecyst

(kō′lĭ-sĭst′)
n.
The gallbladder.
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gall·blad·der

(gawl'blad-ĕr) [TA]
A pear-shaped receptacle on the inferior surface of the liver, in a hollow between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe; it serves as a storage reservoir for bile.
Synonym(s): vesica biliaris [TA] , cholecyst, cholecystis.
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