Gall

(gawl). The bile. The juice normally secreted by the liver. See Galla . G.bladder, the pear-shaped sac in the right lobe of the liver, constituting the reservoir for the bile. See Cholecyst . the gall-bladder. G-duct. See Duct . G. -fever, a synonym of intermittent fever. G.-stones, the calcareous concretions occasionally formed in the gall-bladder and its ducts. They are usually of small size, but maybe as large as a pigeon's egg. They are composed of the bile-pigments and acids, cholesterin, various salts, especially of lime and magnesia. Cholesterin is the chief constituent. They give rise to acute attacks of intense pain, the so-called biliary colic.