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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Vesícula
(ve-SÍ-cu-la), sustantivo femenino.
English: Gall bladder
Etymology: Del latín vesicula.
Meaning: Bolsa membranosa en la que se deposita la bilis que llega a ella por el conducto cístico.
Topic:Órganos del cuerpo humano
Example:

La vesícula biliar es un órgano en forma de pera. Está ubicada en la superficie inferior del hígado y sirve de reserva para la bilis que es producida en el hígado, la que a su vez ayuda a digerir los alimentos con grasa y es almacenada en la vesícula.

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