The Gallbladder Word Search
The Gallbladder, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the parts and systems of the human body sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: GALLBLADDER, BILE, BILIARY, CYSTIC, DUCT, HEPATIC, CHOLECYST, CHOLELITHIASIS, GALLSTONE, CHOLANGITIS, CHOLESTASIS, BILIRUBIN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Gallbladder word list, defined
- GALLBLADDER /ˈɡɔːlˌblædər/ · noun
- A small pear-shaped sac-like organ in the human body, situated beneath the liver, that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver before releasing it into the small intestine to aid the digestion of fats. Related: bile vesicle, cholecyst (clinical term), biliary reservoir.
- BILE /baɪl/ · noun
- A bitter, yellowish-brown fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder that aids in the digestion of fats. Figuratively, bile denotes bitter anger, irritability, or ill temper. Related: anger, resentment, rancour, acrimony.
- BILIARY /ˈbɪliˌɛri/ · adjective
- Relating to bile or the bile ducts and gallbladder; of or concerning the secretion, transport, or function of bile in the body. Related: hepatic, cholecystic, gallbladder-related.
- CYSTIC /ˈsɪstɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to, consisting of, or characterized by cysts — abnormal sac-like structures in the body. In medicine, the term also describes anything pertaining to the gallbladder or urinary bladder. Related: sac-like, bladdery, vesicular, encysted.
- DUCT /dʌkt/ · noun (also verb)
- A tube or channel that conveys a fluid, air, or other substance, such as in heating systems or the body. As a verb, to convey something through a duct or ducts. Related: conduit, channel, tube, pipe.
- HEPATIC /hɪˈpætɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to the liver or its functions; liver-related. Related: hepatic, liver, hepat-.
- CHOLECYST /ˈkɒlɪsɪst/ (UK), /ˈkɑːləsɪst/ (US) · noun
- The gallbladder; the small pear-shaped sac situated beneath the liver that stores bile produced by the liver and releases it into the duodenum to aid the digestion of fats. Related: gallbladder, gall bladder, biliary vesicle.
- CHOLELITHIASIS /kəʊlɪˈlaɪθɪəsɪs/ · noun
- A condition characterized by the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder. Related: gallstone disease, cholecystolithiasis, biliary lithiasis.
- GALLSTONE /ˈɡɔːl.stəʊn/ · noun
- A small, hard mass, typically of cholesterol or bile pigments, that forms in the gallbladder or bile ducts from crystallised constituents of bile. Related: biliary calculus.
- CHOLESTASIS /kəˈlɛstəsɪs/ · noun
- A condition in which bile flow is reduced or blocked, often causing a buildup of bile acids in the liver and potentially leading to liver damage. Related: jaundice, biliary obstruction, hepatic dysfunction.
- BILIRUBIN /ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn/ · noun
- A yellow-orange pigment formed by the breakdown of haemoglobin in red blood cells, excreted in bile and responsible for the yellow colour of bruises and of jaundiced skin. Related: bile pigment, haemoglobin breakdown product, urobilin precursor.
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