Vocabulary
die
Gallenblase
/ˈɡalənˌblaːzə/· noun· Pl. die Gallenblasen
gallbladder
Die Gallenblase sits under the liver in the right upper abdomen and stores bile (die Galle). Gallstones (Gallensteine) can block it and cause cramping pain, often after fatty food. An inflamed gallbladder is a Cholezystitis; taking it out is a Cholezystektomie.
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- Singular
- die Gallenblase
- Plural
- die Gallenblasen
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- der Gallenblase
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Gallenblase
gallbladder
Im Ultraschall ist die Gallenblase entzündet und voller Steine.
On the ultrasound the gallbladder is inflamed and full of stones.
Word family
Gallenblasedie Gallebileder Gallensteingallstoneder Gallengangbile ductdie Gallenkolikbiliary colic
Common combinations
- die Gallenblase entfernento remove the gallbladder
- eine entzündete Gallenblasean inflamed gallbladder
- Steine in der Gallenblasestones in the gallbladder
- eine verdickte Gallenblasenwanda thickened gallbladder wall
Real examples
- Es könnte die Gallenblase sein, aber das möchte ich erst genauer untersuchen.It could be the gallbladder, but I'd like to examine you more closely first.
- Die Chirurgen wollen die Gallenblase in den nächsten Tagen entfernen.The surgeons want to remove the gallbladder in the next few days.
- Ohne Gallenblase kann man ganz normal leben.You can live completely normally without a gallbladder.
