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gallbladder

GAWL-blad-er · noun

English

Origin

Formed simply from gall plus bladder — a compound naming the little pouch that holds gall.

Journey

The word doesn't seem to have wandered much; it names exactly what it is, a bladder for gall.

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The facts here only show its two building blocks, gall and bladder, without further cognates to connect it to.

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