urinary bladder
a distensible, muscular and membranous sac, in which the urine is retained until it is discharged from the body.
Origin of urinary bladder
1- Also called bladder.
Words Nearby urinary bladder
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How to use urinary bladder in a sentence
The best-known species is M. lieberkhnii, from the urinary bladder of the pike.
Hollow viscera, like the œsophagus and urinary bladder, in so far as they are not covered by peritoneum, heal less rapidly.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesStrangury consists in painful efforts to discharge the contents of the urinary bladder.
Zoonomia, Vol. II | Erasmus DarwinAt the autopsy the urinary bladder was firmly contracted and contained a very small amount of bloody liquid.
Their posterior parts are considerably enlarged, forming what Hyrtl calls the horns of the urinary bladder.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for urinary bladder
a distensible membranous sac in which the urine excreted from the kidneys is stored
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Cultural definitions for urinary bladder
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