Gallbladder [žlučník]

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Terms

vesica biliaris
vesica fellea
žlučový měchýř

Persistent link   https://www.medvik.cz/link/D005704
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.

Annotation
/surg: consider also CHOLECYSTECTOMY & CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; calculi = GALLSTONES but consider also CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; inflammation = CHOLECYSTITIS
DUI
D005704 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0008957
Consider also
consider also terms at CHOLECYST-