bladder
[ blad-er ]
/ ˈblæd ər /
noun
Anatomy, Zoology.
- a membranous sac or organ serving as a receptacle for a fluid or air.
- urinary bladder.
Pathology.
a vesicle, blister, cyst, etc., filled with fluid or air.
Botany.
an air-filled sac or float, as in certain seaweeds.
something resembling a bladder, as the inflatable lining of a football or basketball.
an air-filled sac, usually made to resemble a club, used for beatings in low comedy, vaudeville, or the like.
Origin of bladder
before 900; Middle English; Old English
blǣddre, blǣdre bladder, blister, pimple; cognate with Old Norse
blāthra, dialectal Dutch
bladder, German
Blatter; akin to
blow2
OTHER WORDS FROM bladder
blad·der·less, adjective blad·der·like, adjectiveWords nearby bladder
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British Dictionary definitions for bladder
bladder
/ (ˈblædə) /
noun
anatomy
a distensible membranous sac, usually containing liquid or gas, esp the urinary bladder
Related adjective: vesical
an inflatable part of something
a blister, cyst, vesicle, etc, usually filled with fluid
a hollow vesicular or saclike part or organ in certain plants, such as the bladderwort or bladderwrack
Derived forms of bladder
bladdery, adjectiveWord Origin for bladder
Old English
blǣdre
Medical definitions for bladder
bladder
[ blăd′ər ]
n.
Any of various distensible membranous sacs, such as the urinary bladder, that serve as receptacles for fluid or gas.
A blister, pustule, or cyst filled with fluid or air; vesicle.
Scientific definitions for bladder
bladder
[ blăd′ər ]
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.
An air bladder.
Cultural definitions for bladder
bladder
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.