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Descriptor
English
:
Gallbladder
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vesícula Biliar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vesícula Biliar
Tree Number:
A03.159.439
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: consider also
CHOLECYSTECTOMY
&
CHOLECYSTOSTOMY
;
calculi
=
GALLSTONES
but consider also
CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS
;
inflammation
=
CHOLECYSTITIS
Consider also terms at
English
:
CHOLECYST-
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Gallbladder
/
radiography
use
Cholecystography
See Related
English
:
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystography
Cholecystostomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
5843
Unique Identifier:
D005704
Occurrence in VHL
:
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