How to Use gallbladder in a Sentence

gallbladder

noun
  • Once your gallbladder is gone, your body no longer has a place to store bile.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The one in his gallbladder was the last to come out, one that came with risk.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Both his spleen and gallbladder were removed, as well as part of his colon.
    — Kathleen McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2018
  • Roth plans to have her gallbladder removed.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and can cause severe pain.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 May 2018
  • She was scheduled for gallbladder surgery and had been put on a low-fat diet to prep.
    — Ragen Chastain, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Wild bears are hunted for their gallbladders, as well as other parts.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017
  • Her gallbladder was removed and a tear to her stomach was closed with four staples.
    — Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2020
  • So, doctors put a drain in his gallbladder to keep him alive and comfortable.
    — Maggie Menderski, courier-journal.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Some of that bile goes directly to your intestines, and the rest is stored in your gallbladder.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Bile acids, produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, help digest fats and oils.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Some bears even live with a catheter permanently hooked up to their gallbladders.
    — Jani Actman, National Geographic, 19 July 2017
  • The gallbladder breaks down fat into fatty acids that the body absorbs.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The gallbladder breaks down fat into fatty acids that the body absorbs.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Over the summer, news broke that one teen had to have gallbladder surgery that may have been prompted by too many spicy snacks.
    — Dan Barna, Teen Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
  • The hospital gave him strong painkillers and urged him to come back again—and soon—to have his gallbladder removed.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The mistake cost the patient a kidney and a gallbladder.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But when the results came back, her gallbladder appeared normal.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Doctors removed his gallbladder and part of his colon and intestines in the initial surgery.
    — Field Level Media, The Mercury News, 11 July 2019
  • The herb has been used for centuries to treat liver and gallbladder disorders.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Bile can be drained via a catheter, syringe, or pipe inserted into the gallbladder.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • The liver produces bile, which is stored in the gallbladder, just beneath the liver.
    — Maxine Lipner, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Biliary atresia is a blockage of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • With gallstones, the pain is known as gallbladder attacks or biliary colic.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
  • His son Charles said the cause was complications of gallbladder surgery.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2020
  • You’re supposed to get blood work every three months to make sure that your kidneys and pancreas and gallbladder haven’t failed you.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Among the dead was a 70-year-old woman who had gallbladder surgery at the clinic, Ruiz said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The gallbladder is a sac that stores bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver.
    — American College Of Lifestyle Medicine, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2024
  • Cain was a junior in high school when her mother went to Kasemsap to get her gallbladder removed.
    — Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
  • At the time, doctors thought the patient had a gallbladder infection.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 May 2026

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