urinary bladder

American  

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

• urinary bladders
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• urinary bladders
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

urinary bladder

But while receiving treatment, doctors found stones in his urinary bladder after noticing that he was experiencing difficulty urinating.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The ureters are urine-bearing tubes that exit the kidney and empty into the urinary bladder.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Other modifications that reduce weight include the lack of a urinary bladder.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

A true urinary bladder, i.e. a ventral dilatation of the urodaeum, is absent in all birds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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