bladder ![](images/dict/b/bladder.gif)
blad·der [bladder bladders] BrE [ˈblædə(r)] NAmE [ˈblædər] noun 1. an organ that is shaped like a bag in which liquid waste (= ↑urine ) collects before it is passed out of the body see also ↑gall bladder ![](img/dict/f/z_internal_organs_comp.jpg) 2. a bag made of rubber, leather, etc. that can be filled with air or liquid, such as the one inside a football Word Origin: Old English blǣdre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blaar and German Blatter, also to the verb ↑blow. Example Bank: •He died of bladder cancer.
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