bladder
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈblædər/
:
vejiga
- The doctor explained that a healthy bladder can hold about 16 ounces of urine before it must be emptied.
- bladder cancer
- urinary bladder
- bladder problems
The chauffeur has got a bladder problem, right?
- The chauffeur has got a bladder problem, right?
- The chauffeur, yeah, he's only got a bladder problem, right?
- So there's less entry from the outside world into the bladder, which causes infections and so.
- Same goes for bladder infections and pelvic infections.
- I need to like slowly waddle my way to maintain bladder control.
- These healings, and they do them primarily with bladder and brain brain tumors.
- I feel like over my bladder or my heart or my, my stomach.
- It just looks like big bladders, big bladders of light Gray all across the skirt.
- and we're going to look at a three inch diameter bladder cancer
Examples
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A pain in her belly made Jobber realize that her bladder was uncomfortably full.
Fiction book (1991) -
Finally, chronic infections such as bilharzia or long-term or repeated bladder infections are known to increase the risk.
Academic text (2011) -
For those of you who have bladder problems and pain.
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I got one girl with a bladder infection from holding it in all day.
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However, if you have a weak bladder, they're not your friends.
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I stood up, suddenly conscious of my bladder after the copious drinking.
Fiction book (1996) -
Same goes for bladder infections and pelvic infections.
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Jobber tried to think of an answer, but the pain of her bladder made her impatient.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was a pinching sensation in her bladder, an urgent need to urinate.
Fiction book (1993) -
Scans: ultrasound scans can be used for imaging the bladder, ureters, and kidneys.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.3
A bag inside the body that holds urine until it leaves the body
A thin sac in the body that holds liquid or gas
Compounds
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3.9
A small organ under the liver that stores bile until it enters the intestine
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8.3
Difficulty peeing when other people are nearby, especially in public bathrooms
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4.9
A sac inside many fish that holds air and helps them float at different depths
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7.7
A bladder problem caused by nerve damage that makes it hard to pee
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5.0
An air sac in many fish that helps them stay at a certain depth in water
A plant with orange paper-like husks around its small fruits, often grown for decoration
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A health problem that makes the bladder hold or let out urine badly
A yearly weed with small yellow flowers that have purple centers, often found in warm places
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A ring of muscle that holds urine in the bladder and lets it out through a tube
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A soft sac in an animal that is filled with fluid and contains a young tapeworm
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A condition where the bladder cannot push out urine and the person cannot feel it
A plant with thin leaves and small pouches that grows in cracks in mountain rocks
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A bladder that squeezes too often, causing loss of control and stopping and starting of urine
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Etymology
The word bladder comes from an old English word blǣdre that meant 'blister' or 'bubble', a small bag you could 'blow' up or fill. That's why a bladder today is any hollow, flexible bag that holds liquid or air, like the organ that stores urine or a fish's swim bladder.