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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

It is found only in the urinary system, specifically the ureters and urinary bladder.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

When the surface epithelium projects as filiform processes, the tumour is called a villous papilloma, the best-known example of which is met with in the urinary bladder.

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