urinary bladder

American  

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

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

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urinary bladder British  

noun

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

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urinary bladder Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

For example, the tight junctions of the epithelial cells lining your urinary bladder prevent urine from leaking out into the extracellular space.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The organs of the system are the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The walnut-shaped prostate gland surrounds the urethra, the connection to the urinary bladder.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 16.3 The human excretory system is made up of the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

From the hinder end of the fowl's intestine, in a position corresponding to the so-called, urinary bladder of the frog, a solid outgrowth, the allantois, which speedily becomes hollow, appears.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)