gallbladder

A small, pear-shaped muscular sac located beneath the liver that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver, releasing it into the small intestine to aid in the digestion of fats.

• 🇫🇷Petit organe en forme de poire situé sous le foie, qui stocke et concentre la bile produite par le foie et la libère dans l'intestin grêle pour faciliter la digestion des graisses.

1. Bile storage organ B2 formal medical

   A small, pear-shaped muscular sac attached to the underside of the liver that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver until it is released into the small intestine to aid in digestion.

   • The gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine when fatty foods are eaten.
   • A person can live a normal life after their gallbladder is surgically removed.
   • Gallstones are hard deposits that can form inside the gallbladder and cause pain.

   🇫🇷vésicule biliaire

• gallbladders plural form
• gallbladders' possessive plural form
• gallbladder's possessive singular form