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

As the urinary bladder fills, the epithelial layer unfolds and expands to hold the volume of urine introduced into it.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The urinary system includes the kidneys and the urinary bladder.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A urinary bladder is present in all mammals.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Strangury consists in painful efforts to discharge the contents of the urinary bladder.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus