what is the origin of the word "gallbladder"?

Answer 1

GALL:
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholE, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu yellow

1 a : BILE; especially : bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or medicine

BLADDER:
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bl[AE]dre; akin to Old High German blAtara bladder, Old English blAwan to blow

1 a : a membranous sac in animals that serves as the receptacle of a liquid or contains gas

Answer 2

"The gallbladder (or cholecyst sometimes gall bladder) is a pear-shaped organ that stores about 50 mL of bile (or "gall") until the body needs it for digestion. The gallbladder is about 7-10cm long in humans and is dark green in appearance due to its contents (bile), not its tissue. It is connected to the liver and the duodenum by the biliary tract."

"Bile (or gall) is a bitter, greenish-yellow alkaline fluid secreted by hepatocytes from the liver of most vertebrates. In many species, it is stored in the gallbladder between meals and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion....
Bile acts to some extent as a detergent, helping to emulsify fats (increasing surface area to help enzyme action), and thus aid in their absorption in the small intestine. The most important compounds are the salts of taurocholic acid and deoxycholic acid."

In another words it's a bladder that holds gall.

Answer 3

gall-gealla--sore place + blaedre --bladder
gotta love that latin!