urinary bladder

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. a distensible, muscular and membranous sac, in which the urine is retained until it is discharged from the body.

urinary bladder

noun

1. a distensible membranous sac in which the urine excreted from the kidneys is stored

urinary bladder

1. A saclike structure that stores urine until it can be passed out of the body through the urethra .

Word History and Origins

Origin of urinary bladder¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

The best-known species is M. lieberkhnii, from the urinary bladder of the pike.

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Hollow viscera, like the œsophagus and urinary bladder, in so far as they are not covered by peritoneum, heal less rapidly.

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Strangury consists in painful efforts to discharge the contents of the urinary bladder.

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At the autopsy the urinary bladder was firmly contracted and contained a very small amount of bloody liquid.

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Their posterior parts are considerably enlarged, forming what Hyrtl calls the horns of the urinary bladder.

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