bladder
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Akin to Old High German platara (German Blatter) and Old Norse blaðra (Danish blære).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ædə(r)
[edit] Noun
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bladder (plural bladders)
- (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
- (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
- The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
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[edit] Translations
flexible sac in zoology
urinary bladder
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[edit] Derived terms
- air bladder
- bladdered
- bladderwrack
- gall bladder
- gas bladder
- shy bladder
- swim bladder
- urinary bladder
