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- máilín (an) domlais Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
- ga
- cholecyst | gall bladder | gallbladder
- en
- Definition small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine Reference ‘gall bladder’ (27.7.2021), Lexico.com, Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Comment Bile aids in the digestion of fat, and is released from the gallbladder into the upper small intestine (duodenum) in response to food (especially fats)