OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25573

gall bladder

/ˈɡɑl.blæɾɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
vesícula biliar
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.
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