noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cholecyst, cholecysto-, vesica biliaris, vesica fellea, gall
Antonyms: none provided