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bladder

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Word definitions for bladder in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English blædre (West Saxon), bledre (Anglian) "(urinary) bladder," also "blister, pimple," from Proto-Germanic *blaedron (cognates: Old Norse blaðra , Old Saxon bladara , Old High German blattara , German Blatter , Dutch blaar ), from PIE *bhle- "to ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bladder \Blad"der\ (bl[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl["a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context zoology English) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. 2 (context anatomy English) Specifically, the urinary bladder. 3 (context botany English) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant. 4 The inflatable ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: vesica ] a bag that fills with air

Usage examples of bladder.

One of the most common symptoms of anteversion is a frequent desire to urinate, in consequence of the pressure of the uterus upon the bladder.

Enlargement of the uterus, the womb, or displacements of that organ, as prolapsus, or anteversion, and all capable of producing symptoms of bladder disease.

She kept up the routine when she got to the autostrada as well, although the suddenly uncooperative nature of her bladder and the fact that for the first time in her life she felt carsick meant that she had to stop frequently.

As the ice gripping the base of the structure twisted to some unseen current, the two opposites sides came into view, revealing the broken maw of wooden framework reaching beneath the street level, crowded with enormous balsa logs and what appeared to be massive inflated bladders, three of them punctured and flaccid.

The patient, it appears, had a large exostosis on the body of the pubes which, during parturition, was forced through the walls of the uterus and bladder, resulting in death.

It consists of a deficiency of the abdominal wall in the hypogastric region, in which is seen the denuded bladder.

Smith mentions a man who had two penises and two bladders, on one of which lithotomy was performed.

A Dutch blacksmith and a German cooper each performed lithotomy on themselves for the intense pain caused by a stone in the bladder.

This noted operator performed, synchronously, double ovariotomy and resections of portions of the bladder and ileum, for a large medullary carcinomatous growth of the ovary, with surrounding involvement.

Some of these symptoms may be present as the result of functional or organic disease of other organs than the kidneys or bladder, and to distinguish them with positive certainty is impossible without the aid of a microscopical and chemical examination of the urine.

Schenck mentions a calculus perforating the bladder and lodging in the groin.

These, with seven or eight long bristles on both sides of the peristome, form a sort of net over the valve, which would tend to prevent all animals, excepting very small ones, entering the bladder.

It may be associated with inflammation of the ovaries, peritoneum, or bladder.

The uterus, nearly as large as in the adult female, lay between the bladder and rectum, and was enclosed between two layers of peritoneum, to which, on either side of the uterus, were attached the testes.

American trains were plusher, faster and equipped with lavatories at a time when Europeans had to hope for either a strong bladder or a short trip, and her city streets were better lit at night.