Look up: bladder

1. bladder
   [n] - a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) 2. [n] - a bag that fills with air
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2. Bladder
   A hollow sac-shaped organ that stores the urine until it can be removed from the body.
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3. Bladder
   A muscular sack in the abdomen that collects urine before it is passed out of the body.
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4. Bladder
   Organ in which urine is stored before it is discharged from the body. Some people with autism find it difficult to control their bladders.
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5. Bladder
   an organ located in the pelvis whose function is to collect and store urine until it is expelled
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6. Bladder
   The bladder is a small organ near the pelvis that holds urine until it is ready to be passed from the body.
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7. Bladder
   The pouch situated in the anterior part of the pelvis which serves as a storage tank for urine before it is discharged.
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8. Bladder
   Bladder: Any pouch or other flexible enclosure that can hold liquids or gases but usually refers to the hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine -- the urinary bladder. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and produce urine, which enters the bladder through two tubes called ureters. Ur...
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9. bladder
   fluid tank made of flexible material,especially one not forming part of airframe Category: Mechanical engineering
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10. Bladder
    Blad'der noun [ Middle English bladder , bleddre , Anglo-Saxon bl...dre , bl...ddre ; akin to Icelandic bla...ra , SW. bläddra , Danish blære , Dutch blaar , Old High German blātara...
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11. Bladder
    Blad'der transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bladdered ; present participle & verbal noun Bladdering .] 1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. [ Obsolete]
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12. bladder
    A membranous sac that serves as a reservoir for urine. Contraction of the bladder results in urination. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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13. bladder
    vesica noun a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
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14. bladder
    noun a bag that fills with air
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15. bladder
    (blad´әr) a membranous sac, such as one serving as a receptacle for secretion. Called also cyst and vesica. urinary bladder.
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16. Bladder
    • (v. t.) To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard. • (n.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp. • (n.) Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid. • (n.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bl...
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17. bladder
    membranous sac in animals that serves as the receptacle of a fluid or gas. gallbladder; swim bladder; urinary bladder.
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18. bladder
    bladder 1. A bag that fills with air. 2. A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas). 3. An inflatable part of something, especially a football, that resembles a bag. 4. In medicine, a blister or small sac filled with fluid. 5. Any pouch or other flexible enclosure that can h...
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19. bladder
    Type: Term Pronunciation: blad′er Definitions: 1. A distensible musculomembranous organ serving as a receptacle for fluid, such as the urinary bladder or gallbladder. See: detrusor
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20. BLADDER
    the part of the urinary tract that receives urine from the kidneys and stores it until urination
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21. Bladder
    A hollow and muscular balloon-shaped organ that stores urine until it is expelled from the body. The average capacity of the adult bladder is about half a liter. During pregnancy, women may feel the need to urinate more often due to increased pressure on the bladder from the growing uterus and abdomen.
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22. Bladder
    A thin, elastic sac or membrane inside the body that stores the urine (wee).
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23. Bladder
    The bladder is a sac-like organ composed of musculomembranous fiber. Located in the pelvis, the bladder stores urine until it is excreted. The urine is passed to the bladder through ureters from each kidney in peristaltic waves. During excretion, the urethral orifice below the bladder is opened and ...
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24. bladder
    Hollow elastic-walled organ which stores the urine produced in the kidneys. It is present in the urinary systems of some fishes, most amphibians, some reptiles, and all mammals. Urine enters the bladder through two ureters, one leading from each kidney, and leaves it through the urethra
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25. BLADDER
    The musculomembraneous sac used for urine collection from the kidneys (via the ureters) and discharge through the urethra.
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