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One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.
Jean Kerr

Meaning of "gall bladder" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GALL BLADDER

gall bladder play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALL BLADDER

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Gall bladder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GALL BLADDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gall bladder

Gallbladder

In vertebrates the gallbladder is a small organ where bile is stored, before it is released into the small intestine. Humans can live without a gallbladder. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Definition of gall bladder in the English dictionary

The definition of gall bladder in the dictionary is a muscular pear-shaped sac, lying underneath the right lobe of the liver, that stores bile and ejects it into the duodenum through the common bile duct.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALL BLADDER

gall
gall gnat
gall midge
gall mite
gall wasp
gall-apple
gall.
Galla
gallamine
gallant
gallant soldier
gallantly
gallantness
gallantries
gallantry
gallate
Galle
galleass
gallein
galleon

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALL BLADDER

adder
aerial ladder
air bladder
badder
bidder
bladder
corporate ladder
death adder
extension ladder
fish ladder
gladder
Jacob´s ladder
ladder
madder
padder
property ladder
puff adder
rope ladder
sadder
swim bladder
urinary bladder

Synonyms and antonyms of gall bladder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gall bladder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALL BLADDER

Find out the translation of gall bladder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gall bladder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gall bladder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胆囊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vesícula biliar
570 millions of speakers

English

gall bladder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पित्ताशय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَرَارَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желчный пузырь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vesícula biliar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্ল্যাথার্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vésicule biliaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hempedu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gallenblase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

胆嚢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

담낭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

gallbladder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பித்தப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पित्त मूत्राशय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

safra kesesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cistifellea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

woreczek żółciowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовчний міхур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vezica biliară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοληδόχος κύστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

galblaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gallblåsa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galleblære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gall bladder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALL BLADDER»

The term «gall bladder» is regularly used and occupies the 60.243 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gall bladder

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2 QUOTES WITH «GALL BLADDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gall bladder.
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Jean Kerr
One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.
2
Joe E. Lewis
They had me on the operating table all day. They looked into my stomach, my gall bladder, they examined everything inside of me. Know what they decided? I need glasses.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALL BLADDER»

Discover the use of gall bladder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gall bladder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Practitioner's Guide to Gall Bladder & Kidney Stones
This book is written for learners and practitioners to combine and integrate their concept and skill into practical objectives of success.
S. Dua, 2001
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The Pathological Gall-bladder Roentgenologically Considered: ...
be enabled to visualize the normal gall-bladder. With the present-day methods, however, such a demonstration seems unlikely. Some investigators have felt that the normal gall-bladder shadow is occasionally visualized. They have based this  ...
Arial Wellington George, Ralph Davis Leonard, 1922
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Diseases of the liver, gall bladder, and biliary system
those parts of the bile ducts which lie beyond the gall bladder or the commencement of the cystic duct. The performance of the operation of cholecystotomy is indicated in the following clinical and pathological conditions : — (a) In cases of ...
Holburt Jacob Waring, 1897
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Diseases of the Liver, Gall Bladder, and Biliary System; ...
from whom the gall bladder depicted in Fig. 37 was obtained. In the great majority of cases of carcinoma of the gall bladder, gall stones are found to be present in the interior of the growth. Some authorities upon pathology regard the presence ...
H.J. Waring, 1897
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The Complete Healthy Dog Handbook: The Definitive Guide to ...
Once there's a diagnosis, ask more questions to understand the potential treatment and your dog's short- and long-term prognosis. You and your vet need to find out more before deciding what treatment to pursue. m GALL BLADDER DISEASE ...
Betsy Brevitz, 2009
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Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts
Includes experts assessments on new and important advances and significant research findings from leading authorities in the field.
Nicholas LaRusso, 1997
7
Meridian Exercise for Self-Healing: Classified by Common ...
This book includes the following features: Low-impact, time-efficient exercises that relieve stress, restore physical health, and rebalance the mind Step-by-step instructions with accompanying photos for dozens of exercises specifically ...
Ilchi Lee, 2009
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Clinical surgery
Drained gall bladder. Excised appendix. Recovery. Gall stones. Laparotomy. Removed gall stone. Drained gall bladder. The wall of the gall bladder was greatly thickened and closely applied to surface of gall stone. Recovery. Gall stones.
Albert John Ochsner, 1902
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Applied Basic Science for Basic Surgical Training
perforation of the gall bladder. Cholecystitis Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gall bladder and is usually associated with stones. Occasionally it occurs without stones, i.e. acalculous cholecystitis. The latter may be due to infection with E. coli,  ...
Andrew T. Raftery, 2008
10
Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes
Sedlaczek (1987): gall bladder, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Germany. • C. carassii Akhmerov, 1960b: gall bladder, Carassius auratus, former Soviet Union. • C. catostomi Kudo, 1920: gall bladder, Catostomus commersoni; Dechtiar ( 1972b): ...
Glenn L. Hoffman, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALL BLADDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gall bladder is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pinckneyville hospital chief ready for retirement, new facility
... said, because improved technologies have led to less bed time, if any at all, for many surgical procedures, such as removing a gall bladder. «The Southern, Jul 15»
2
Police say notorious Bath crook John 'Goldfinger' Palmer was shot at …
Questions are being asked how police originally attributed his death to recent gall bladder surgery when he had been shot repeatedly. «Frome Standard, Jul 15»
3
Experts Explain Their Top Five ASCO Abstracts
... 57 extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, and 85 gall bladder carcinomas, showing significant molecular distinctions among the three subtypes ... «OncLive, Jul 15»
4
Family of late Meriden man files medical malpractice suit
MERIDEN — The family of a local man who died from complications following a gall bladder operation filed a lawsuit against his nurse ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»
5
Roy Chubby Brown: I can't wait to get back to work in Swansea
They were just supposed to take the gall bladder out, but it was so gangrenous they took three-and-a-half hours. The pain was excruciating. «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
6
Farewell to late, longtime carrier Harriett Rowe
“She had her gall bladder removed and missed two days. She barely skipped a beat. She had pneumonia and worked right through that,” ... «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»
7
Everybody has a Story:Shauna Blackmer and Shirley Godbout …
It was in the area of her gall bladder. "I was in emergency about five times before they thought something else should be done. They thought I ... «mysask.com, Jul 15»
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Lives Lived: Samuel Gordon Hendry, 84
Banker, traveller, father, husband. Born on July 5, 1930 in Kingston, Ont.; died on Feb. 15, 2015, in Grimsby, Ont., following gall bladder surgery ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
OHSU doctor uses shots to get rid of double chins
"It's secreted by the gall bladder when we eat a fatty meal and it helps the digestive system break down the fat," explained Dailey. The patient ... «kgw.com, Jul 15»
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Relay for Life fund raiser battling his own cancer war 0
This has led to the removal of his pancreas, spleen, large intestine, gall bladder and a portion of his liver in the years since. As the doctors ... «Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser, Jul 15»

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