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Gallbladder

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Definition: A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.  /surg: consider also CHOLECYSTECTOMY & CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; calculi  consider also terms at CHOLECYST- 
See Also Cholecystectomy; Cholecystography; Cholecystostomy 		Other names Gallbladders
 
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Left-sided gallbladder  0   *Gallbladder Diseases Gallbladder/abnormalities.

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