bladder
IPA: bɫˈædɝ
noun
- (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
- (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
- The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
- A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
- (figurative) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.
verb
- To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
- (transitive) To store or put up in bladders.
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Examples of "bladder" in Sentences
- Cystitis is inflammation of the urinary bladder.
- It acts on both the brain and the urinary bladder.
- It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder.
- It is located between the rectum and the urinary bladder.
- It is the junction of the urethra with the urinary bladder.
- It separates the prostate and urinary bladder from the rectum.
- Urination is the formation of urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
- Bladder augmentation is a surgical alteration of the urinary bladder.
- Endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra is called cystoscopy.
- The effect is to prevent spasms of the stomach, intestine or urinary bladder.
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