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

Etymology

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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urinary bladder

Smooth muscle tissue occurs in the walls of hollow organs such as the intestines, stomach, and urinary bladder, and around passages such as the respiratory tract and blood vessels.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The seminal vesicles are a pair of glands that lie along the posterior border of the urinary bladder.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

This is important for hollow organs, such as the stomach or urinary bladder, which continuously expand as they fill.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Smooth muscle tissue occurs in the walls of hollow organs such as the intestines, stomach, and urinary bladder, and around passages such as in the respiratory tract and blood vessels.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

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

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis