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gall bladder
gall bladder (gawl) n. a pear-shaped sac (7–10 cm long), lying underneath the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored (see illustration). The gall bladder is a common site of stone formation (see
gallstone).
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of gall bladder diseases in diabetes mellitus type 2.(Gastrointestinal)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...form of high incidence of gall bladder stones and a significant increase in gall bladder volume with poor concentration...study concluded that gall bladder disease is more prevalent...tend to have larger gall bladders with poor contraction in...
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L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway modulates morphine-induced inhibition of gall bladder emptying in mice
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Pharmacology; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...and prevent emptying of the gall bladder, mainly due to spasm...NO on morphine-inhibited gall bladder emptying in mice...establish the normal weight of the gall bladder. In all other groups...of saline or egg yolk. Gall bladders were removed by sectioning...standard ...
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Bear gall bladders being illegally smuggled into Japan: group+.
Newspaper article from: Japan Weekly Monitor; 3/4/2002; 510 words
; TOKYO, Feb. 27 Kyodo Bear gall bladders, a common ingredient in Chinese...import and export of bear gall bladders, according to the group. The...of whom 29 said they obtained gall bladders from wild bears overseas and 19...
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BEARS FACE EXOTIC THREAT DEMAND FOR PAWS, GALL BLADDERS BUTS VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS IN POACHERS' SIGHTS.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Its pear-shaped gall bladder produces an acid prized...into a powder, bear galls are ingredients in folk...The demand for bear gall has decimated the Asian...abroad. Polar bear gall bladders have been traded in Alaska, grizzly galls in Canada and the United...
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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Scarless gall bladder surgery at AAMC
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 12/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...learned she needed to have her gall bladder removed. The Pasadena resident...both classic signs of gall bladder trouble. But when her doctor...It was great." The gall bladder is a small sack-like organ...000 people have their gall bladders removed each year, according...
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Buchanan's Gall Bladder Removed
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/18/2000; ; 468 words
; ...08-18-2000 Buchanan's Gall Bladder Removed WASHINGTON...to remove the entire gall bladder. He is expected to return...this campaign.'' The gall bladder is a pear-shaped sac beneath...gallstones is removal of the gall bladder; about 500,000 Americans have their ...
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Surgeons taking out gall bladders via mouth; Aim is to reduce pain, eliminate scars
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/10/2007; ; 548 words
; ...remove Albert Pagliuca's gall bladder: They pulled it out through...stomach wall to reach his gall bladder. Pagliuca, 44, went home...or anus to reach the gall bladder and perhaps other internal...000 Americans who have gall bladders removed each year because...
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 "The Independent on Saturday (South Africa)")
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Keyhole gall bladder surgery a KZN medical first; One incision, less post-op pain and no visible scarring.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Saturday (South Africa); 6/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...possible to remove a patient's gall bladder using a small, single...du Toit performed two gall bladder removal operations at St Augustine...Surgery to remove the gall bladder is performed if it is inflamed...laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder removal, four incisions ...
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 "Pretoria News (South Africa)")
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Keyhole gall bladder surgery is/a kinder cut.(Life)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 6/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...made it possible to remove a gall bladder using a small, single...du Toit performed two gall bladder removals last week at St Augustine...Surgery to remove the gall bladder is performed if it is inflamed...laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder removal, four incisions ...
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Tuberculosis of gall bladder presenting as empyema.(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Shenoy Sir, Tuberculosis of the gall bladder is extremely rare, and hence...50 cases of tuberculosis of the gall bladder have been reported.[sup...of tubercular involvement of the gall bladder has been attributed to high alkalinity...
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gall bladder
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
gall bladder The gall bladder receives bile from the...further recycling into the bile. If the gall bladder has to be removed, unconcentrated bile...which may be due to inflammation of the gall bladder ( cholecystitis ), bile duct obstruction...
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gall‐bladder
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
gall‐bladder The organ situated in the liver which stores the bile formed in the liver before its secretion into the small intestine. See gastro‐intestinal tract .
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bladder
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
bladder 1. (in anatomy) a. A hollow...also known as the urinary bladder , in which urine is stored...conveyed from the kidneys to the bladder by the ureters and is discharged...storage of liquid or gas. See gall bladder ; swim bladder . 2...
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Toxicology
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
...Moreover, the toxic effects of a pollutant on the gall bladder of humans cannot be determined in studies involving rats because rats do not have gall bladders. There are also relatively large differences in the...
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Biliary Atresia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...duodenum this duct has a side channel connected to the gall bladder. The gall bladder stores bile and concentrates it, removing...content. Then, when a meal hits the stomach, the gall bladder contracts and empties its contents. Bile is...
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