Bladder vs. Gallbladder

Bladdernoun

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

Bladdernoun

(anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.

Bladdernoun

(botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.

Bladdernoun

The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.

Bladdernoun

A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.

Bladdernoun

(figurative) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.

Bladderverb

To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

Bladderverb

(transitive) To store or put up in bladders.

Bladdernoun

A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; - applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air.

Bladdernoun

Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid.

Bladdernoun

A distended, membranaceous pericarp.

Bladdernoun

Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.

Bladderverb

To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

Bladderverb

To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard.

Bladdernoun

a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

Bladdernoun

a bag that fills with air

Gallbladdernoun

a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

Gallbladder

In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine. In humans, the pear-shaped gallbladder lies beneath the liver, although the structure and position of the gallbladder can vary significantly among animal species.