bladder (redirected from autonomic bladder)

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.

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

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bladder

Noun

1. Anat a membranous sac, usually containing liquid, esp. the urinary bladder

2. a hollow bag made of leather, etc. which becomes round when filled with air or liquid

3. a hollow saclike part in certain plants, such as seaweed [Old English blǣdre]

bladdery adj

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bladder - a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) vesica 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

Translations

bladder [ˈblædəʳ] n → vejiga

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bladder [ˈblædəʳ] n → vessie f

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bladder [ˈblædəʳ] n → Blase f

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bladder [ˈblædəʳ] n → vescica