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urinary bladder

noun Anatomy, Zoology.

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

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Words nearby urinary bladder

urin-, urinal, urinalysis, urinant, urinary, urinary bladder, urinary calculus, urinary nitrogen, urinary sand, urinary stress incontinence, urinary stuttering

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30
Also called bladder.
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British Dictionary definitions for urinary bladder

urinary bladder

noun

a distensible membranous sac in which the urine excreted from the kidneys is stored
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for urinary bladder

urinary bladder

n.

A musculomembranous elastic receptacle in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity serving as the temporary storage place for urine.
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Culture definitions for urinary bladder

urinary bladder

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

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