urinary bladder

American  

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

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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Etymology

Origin of urinary bladder

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A urinary bladder is present in all mammals.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

For example, the tight junctions of the epithelial cells lining the urinary bladder prevent urine from leaking into the extracellular space.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 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

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