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 vesical
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

/ blăd′ər /

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 .

Derived Forms

• ˈbladdery, adjective

Other Words From

• bladder·less adjective
• bladder·like 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

That patient alleged that during a pelvic exam a decade ago, Cox said he could not feel her uterus because her bladder was full, then tried to examine her uterus rectally without warning her beforehand, according to the medical board accusation.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the bullets brushed his spine and another pierced his bladder, leaving him with a permanent catheter.

From Los Angeles Times

The 28-year-old from south-west London said toilet access for someone with a gut or bladder condition is "really important".

From BBC

Riley has undergone 11 surgeries, including a vesicostomy - adding a type of stoma allowing urine to drain from his bladder into a bag - in August 2020 when he was two years old and had experienced multiple infections including sepsis.

From BBC

Beth said Riley later recovered, but at six months old, tests discovered his left kidney was scarred, his right had reflux and there were also issues with his bladder.

From BBC