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Meanings of gallbladder in English

Portuguese
vesícula biliar
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vesícula biliar

A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion.

        vesícula biliar
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        Examples for "gall bladder"
        Examples for "gall bladder"
        1
        Snake gall bladder proves especially effective in dissolving phlegm and improving vision.
        Death of a Red Heroine
        2
        Enzyme assay revealed that the stomach and gall bladder showed these activities.
        Pubmed
        3
        The gall bladder is in the usual situation, and of the common size.
        An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 / ...
        4
        In traditional gall bladder surgery, for example, the incision is about 4 inches.
        Wired
        5
        He was taken to the hospital with a pain in his gall bladder.
        The Guardian
        Usage of gallbladder in English
        1
        The treatment did increase the rate of thromboembolic events and gallbladder disease.
        Pubmed
        2
        Methods: Thirty-seven patients with preoperatively unknown adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder were analyzed.
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        3
        Methods: EUS-FNAs were obtained from 46 bile duct and seven gallbladder lesions.
        Pubmed
        4
        Macroscopic abnormalities of the gallbladder were found in all the 13 patients.
        Pubmed
        5
        There was no association between nonoral use of MHT and gallbladder disease.
        Pubmed
        6
        Female sex hormones are known to affect cholesterol metabolism and gallbladder motility.
        Pubmed
        7
        We have also performed a review of the literature on gallbladder MiNENs.
        Pubmed
        8
        This study showed that gallbladder motility is preserved during constant-rate enteral nutrition.
        Pubmed
        9
        Pathological examination showed gallbladder vein tumor thrombosis from poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.
        Pubmed
        10
        He is two months removed from surgery to pull out his gallbladder.
        The Guardian
        11
        RELM-alpha decreased gallbladder optimal tension, but did not alter responses to neurotransmitters.
        Pubmed
        12
        He died in the hospital while they were operating on his gallbladder.
        The new yorker
        13
        He sliced the pear-shaped sac of Dolkis's gallbladder in half and crowed.
        The hellfire club
        14
        However, little was known about the relationships between WWOX and gallbladder cancer.
        Pubmed
        15
        Ten patients with advanced gallbladder cancer were treated by arterial infusion chemotherapy.
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        16
        Therefore, cholecystectomy will remain the principal treatment for symptomatic gallbladder stones.
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