bladder

[blad-er]

noun

1. Anatomy, Zoology.

   1. a membranous sac or organ serving as a receptacle for a fluid or air.

   2. urinary bladder.

2. Pathology.,  a vesicle, blister, cyst, etc., filled with fluid or air.

3. Botany.,  an air-filled sac or float, as in certain seaweeds.

4. something resembling a bladder, as the inflatable lining of a football or basketball.

5. an air-filled sac, usually made to resemble a club, used for beatings in low comedy, vaudeville, or the like.

bladder

/ ˈblædə /

noun

1. anatomy a distensible membranous sac, usually containing liquid or gas, esp the urinary bladder

2. an inflatable part of something

3. a blister, cyst, vesicle, etc, usually filled with fluid

4. a hollow vesicular or saclike part or organ in certain plants, such as the bladderwort or bladderwrack

bladder

1. A sac-shaped muscular organ that stores the urine secreted by the kidneys, found in all vertebrates except birds and the monotremes. In mammals, urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the ureters and is later discharged from the body through the urethra.

2. An air bladder.

bladder

1. A stretchable saclike structure in the body that holds fluids. The term is used most often to refer to the urinary bladder, which is part of the excretory system. Another kind of bladder is the gallbladder.

Other Word Forms

• bladdery adjective
• bladderless adjective
• bladderlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bladder¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English blǣddre, blǣdre bladder, blister, pimple; cognate with Old Norse blāthra, dialectal Dutch bladder, German Blatter; akin to blow ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of bladder¹

Old English blǣdre

Example Sentences

Children are being failed by the absence of dedicated bladder and bowel services in some parts of the country, an expert said.

From BBC

She was found dead at her Dorset home in January from toxicity and bladder damage caused by the Class B drug, an inquest concluded.

From BBC

Mat has since had multiple surgeries after cancer spread to his bladder and liver but said he was "fortunate" he was "here to tell the tale".

From BBC

Surgery for deep endometriosis was complex, Mr Misra said, and carried a risk of damaging the delicate tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder.

From BBC

Sanders said he had his bladder removed in May to address a cancerous tumor.

From Los Angeles Times