bladder

English

Etymology

Akin to Old High German platara (German Blatter) and Old Norse blaðra (Danish blære).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ædə(r)

Noun

bladder (plural bladders)

1. (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
2. (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
3. (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
4. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
5. A sealed, plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.

Synonyms

• vesica

Translations

flexible sac in zoology

Arabic: مَثَانَة (ar) Bulgarian: мехур (bg) m., торбичка (bg) f. Danish: blære (da) Dutch: blaas (nl) Estonian: põis (et) Finnish: rakko (fi)

French: vésicule (fr) f. Japanese: 嚢状組織, 嚢 Korean: 부레 (bure) Scottish Gaelic: balg (gd) m. Swedish: blåsa (sv)

urinary bladder — see urinary bladder

hollow inflatable organ in botany

Bulgarian: мехур (bg) m. Chinese: 氣囊

Finnish: rakko (fi) Scottish Gaelic: balg (gd) m.

inflatable bag inside a ball

Bulgarian: плондир (bg) m. Chinese: 球膽

Finnish: rakko (fi) Scottish Gaelic: balg (gd) m.

sealed plastic wine bag

Derived terms

• air bladder
• bladdered
• bladderpod
• bladderwrack
• gall bladder
• gas bladder
• shy bladder
• swim bladder
• urinary bladder

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Dutch

Noun

bladder ? (plural bladders, diminutive bladdertje)

1. blister, particularly of paint