urinary bladder

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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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Also called bladder.

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby urinary bladder

Urim and Thummim, urinal, urinalysis, urinant, urinary, urinary bladder, urinary calculus, urinary system, urinary tract, urinary tract infection, urinate

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How to use urinary bladder in a sentence

She lost control of her bladder as she crouched in a corner, shaking, and unable to move her body due to the shock.
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A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.
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The gasbag is in two parts—a tough shell and a gastight bladder, the latter being designed to be discarded if it leaks.
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Factors which favor an early deposit are high acidity, diminished urinary pigments, and excessive excretion of uric acid.
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Urinary sediments may be studied under three heads: A. Unorganized sediments.
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Here they are seldom abundant, but their constant presence is the most reliable urinary sign of the disease.
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Their usual source is the deeper layers of the urinary tract, especially of the bladder.
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Considerable hemorrhages from the bladder may occur in vesical calculus, tuberculosis, and newgrowths.
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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

Cultural definitions for urinary bladder

urinary bladder

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