Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bile-bladder, gall-cyst, or cholecyst, the cistern or reservoir in which the bile is received from the liver and retained until discharged through the gall-duct.
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Examples
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In one family alone the father was almost killed during routine gall-bladder surgery when they nicked an artery.
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Fast forward about 3 months and she went to the hospital with back pains so severe she too thought it was gall-bladder or kidney-stone related.
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He's home ... sabotaged his impending gall-bladder ultrasound by eating a doughnut.
Right, so - 2009
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These not only include diabetes, dyslipidemia or gout, but also hypertension (a problem of sodium metabolism), fatty liver and gall-bladder disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, and some forms of cancer.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » The M & Ms of Obesity Assessment 2009
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Ashcroft, who was recovering from gall-bladder surgery at the time, refused during a dramatic standoff among top Bush administration officials in his hospital room.
Spy agency worker accused of leaking documents to reporter 2010
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday handed over power temporarily to his prime minister, as he underwent a successful gall-bladder surgery in Germany, Egyptian state media reported.
Egypt President Recovering After Surgery Summer Said 2010
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday handed over power temporarily to his prime minister, as he undergoes gall-bladder surgery in Germany, Egyptian state media reported.
Egypt President to Undergo Operation Summer Said 2010
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The president had gall-bladder surgery in Germany this year, and rumors that his health is failing have dogged him since.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday handed over power temporarily to his prime minister, as he underwent a successful gall-bladder surgery in Germany, Egyptian state media reported.
Egypt President Recovering After Surgery Summer Said 2010
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday handed over power temporarily to his prime minister, as he underwent a successful gall-bladder surgery in Germany, Egyptian state media reported.
Egypt President Recovering After Surgery Summer Said 2010
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