Definition of "gall-bladder" [gall-bladder]

• 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. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "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."
• "He's home ... sabotaged his impending gall-bladder ultrasound by eating a doughnut."
• "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."