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DeCS
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
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
5843
Unique Identifier:
D005704
Occurrence in VHL
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