- a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
- The small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine
- In vertebrates the gallbladder (cholecyst, gall bladder) is a small organ that aids digestion and stores bile produced by the liver. In humans the loss of the gallbladder is usually easily tolerated.
- Distinct from the Western medical concept of gallbladder, the concept of the Gallbladder (Dan) in Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory.)
gallbladder
- A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength
- return to an original state; “the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid”
- The action of regaining or securing compensation or money lost or spent by means of a legal process or subsequent profits
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- The action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost
- convalescence: gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
recovery
- A place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical practitioner treats or advises patients
- operating room: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; “great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic”
- Such treatment, as performed by a surgeon
- a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; “he read the warning in the doctor’s surgery”
- The branch of medicine concerned with treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, esp. with instruments
- the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; “he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School”
surgery
- (of food or drink) With reduced fat or sugar content
- follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; “He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet”
- a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
- a prescribed selection of foods
- The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats
- A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons
diet
Paraganglion of Gallbladder
This was an incidental finding in a gallbladder removed for chronic cholecystitis
Reba Gallbladder
my mom’s gallbladder being taken out, these pictures were taken by the hospital