Definition of Gall bladder. Meaning of Gall bladder. Synonyms of Gall bladder

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Gall bladder. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Gall bladder and, of course, Gall bladder synonyms and on the right images related to the word Gall bladder.

Definition of Gall bladder

Gall bladder
Gall Gall, n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. ? See Yellow, and cf. Choler] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder. 2. The gall bladder. 3. Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor. He hath . . . compassed me with gall and travail. --Lam. iii. 5. Comedy diverted without gall. --Dryden. 4. Impudence; brazen assurance. [Slang] Gall bladder (Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. Gall duct, a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct, or the hepatic duct. Gall sickness, a remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. --Dunglison. Gall of the earth (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the Prenanthes serpentaria.

Meaning of Gall bladder from wikipedia

- an iatrogenic complication of cholecystectomy — surgical removal of gall bladder, but can also be caused by other operations or by major trauma. The risk...
- ultrasound, generally necessitates a surgical treatment (removal of the gall bladder, typically via laparoscopy). Removal of the gallbladder with surgery...
- an OG or NG tube. A Foley catheter may be used to empty the patient's bladder. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy uses several (usually 4) small incisions...
- (藏; cáng) blood, and the hun (魂, Ethereal Soul) and is paired with the gall bladder. Governs "unclogging and deflation" (疏泄; shūxiè) primarily of qì. The...
- "Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: Differentiation from ****ociated gall bladder carcinoma". Tropical Gastroenterology. 26 (1): 31–3. PMID 15974235. McCoy...
- Porcelain gallbladder is a calcification of the gallbladder believed to be brought on by excessive gallstones, although the exact cause is not clear. As...
- "Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: differentiation from ****ociated gall bladder carcinoma". Trop Gastroenterol. 26 (1): 31–3. PMID 15974235. McCoy JJ...
- gallbladder and leading to cholecystitis as seen on ultrasound. There is 4 mm gall bladder wall thickening. Biliary sludge and gallstones. There is borderline thickening...
- to gall bladder disease (excluding gall bladder mucocele). The Bichon Frise was found to be 9.26 times more likely to acquire a non-mucocele gall bladder...
- and adrenals, i.e., adrenal glands. Excretory system: kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra involved in fluid balance, electrolyte balance and excretion...