bladder
bladder
noun
/ˈblædə(r)/
1 an organ that has the shape of a bag in which liquid waste (= urine) collects before it is passed out of the body
He died of bladder cancer.
SEE ALSO gall bladder
TOPICS Body C2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
full
irritable
weak
verb + bladder
empty
relieve
control
bladder + noun
control
cancer
infection
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.