bladder
noun/ˈblædə(r)/
/ˈblædər/
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- irritable
- weak
- …
- empty
- relieve
- control
- …
- control
- cancer
- infection
- …
- a bag made of rubber, leather, etc. that can be filled with air or liquid, such as the one inside a football
Word OriginOld English blǣdre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blaar and German Blatter, also to the verb blow.
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