gallbladder

noun

gall·blad·der ˈgȯl-ˌbla-dər

: a membranous muscular sac in which bile from the liver is stored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The symptoms were bad enough—vomiting, diarrhea, gallbladder surgeries—but alleged victims say the $1.1 billion startup's slow and cagey response made things worse. —

Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 Loni Love is recovering after having her gallbladder removed. —

Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023 Roker revealed that doctors were tasked with resectioning his colon, removing his gallbladder, and restructuring part of his small intestine. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2023 The Times obituary reported that Gus had died following gallbladder surgery. —

Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023 There have also been reports of gallbladder problems in people taking semaglutide with symptoms ranging from yellowing of the skin or eyes, upper stomach pain, and fever. —

Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2023 Roker was admitted to the ICU for the first time and went through multiple surgeries to resection his colon, remove his gallbladder and fix his duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. —

Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023 My husband took me to the ER, where I was promptly admitted to the hospital and had emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder. —

Dallas News, 9 Oct. 2022 Jill went on to share a series of warning signs of gallbladder problems, including pregnancy among the potential risk factors. —

Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2022 See More

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