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bladder
(redirected from atonic neurogenic bladder)

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blad·der  (bldr)
n.
1.
a. Anatomy Any of various distensible membranous sacs, such as the urinary bladder or the swim bladder, that serve as receptacles for fluid or gas.
b. An item resembling one of the membranous sacs in animals: the bladder of a football.
2. Botany Any of various hollow or inflated saclike organs or structures, such as the floats of certain seaweeds or the specialized traps of bladderworts.
3. Pathology A blister, pustule, or cyst filled with fluid or air; a vesicle.

[Middle English bladdre, from Old English bldre; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

bladder [ˈblædə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a distensible membranous sac, usually containing liquid or gas, esp the urinary bladder Related adjective vesical
2. an inflatable part of something
3. (Medicine / Pathology) a blister, cyst, vesicle, etc., usually filled with fluid
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a hollow vesicular or saclike part or organ in certain plants, such as the bladderwort or bladderwrack
[Old English blǣdre]
bladdery  adj

bladder  (bldr)
1. A sac-shaped muscular organ that stores the urine secreted by the kidneys, found in all vertebrates except birds and the monotremes. In mammals, urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the ureters and is later discharged from the body through the urethra.
2. An air bladder.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bladder - a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)bladder - a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
gall bladder, gallbladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
urinary bladder - a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine
sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal
2.bladder - a bag that fills with air
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
football - the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

bladder noun
Related words
adjective cystic, vesical
Translations
bladder [ˈblædəʳ] N (Anat) → vejiga f; [of football etc] → cámara f de aire

bladder [ˈblædər]
nvessie f
modif [failure, problems] → de vessie bladder cancer
bladder cancer ncancer m de la vessie

bladder
n
(Anat, Bot) → Blase f; with all that beer in your bladdermit dem vielen Bier im Bauch
(Ftbl) → Blase f

bladder [ˈblædəʳ] n (Anat) → vescica (urinaria)

bladder
n bladder [ˈblӕdə]
the bag-like part of the body in which the urine collects. blaas مَثانَه пикочен мехур močový měchýř blære die Blase ουροδόχος κύστη vejiga (kuse)põis مثانه rakko vessie שַׁלפוּחִית הַשֶׁתֶן मूत्राशय mjehur hólyag kantung kemih þvagblaðra vescica 膀胱 방광 pūslė pūslis pundi blaas urinblære pęcherz bexiga vezică мочевой пузырь močový mechúr mehur bešika urinblåsa กระเพาะปัสสาวะ mesane, idrar kesesi, sidik torbası 膀胱 міхур مثانہ bàng quang

bladder مثانة močový měchýř blære Blase κύστη vejiga virtsarakko vessie mjehur vescica 膀胱 방광 blaas blære pęcherz moczowy bexiga пузырь urinblåsa กระเพาะปัสสาวะ sidik torbası bàng quang 膀胱


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