urinary bladder

urinary bladder

n.

An elastic, muscular sac situated in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity in which urine collects before excretion.

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urinary bladder

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a distensible membranous sac in which the urine excreted from the kidneys is stored

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Noun

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urinary bladder - a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system - the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine bladder, vesica - a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) bladder sphincter, musculus sphincter vesicae - the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening