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Webster 1913 Edition
Bladder
Blad′der
(blăd′dẽr)
, Noun.
[OE.
bladder
, bleddre
, AS. blǣdre
, blǣddre
; akin to Icel. blaðra
, SW. bläddra
, Dan. blære
, D. blaar
, OHG. blātara
the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter
blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS. blāwan
, E. blow
, to puff. See Blow
to puff.] 1.
(Anat.)
A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid;
as, the urinary
; – applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air. bladder
; the gall bladder
2.
Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid.
3.
(Bot.)
A distended, membranaceous pericarp.
4.
Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.
“To swim with bladders of philosophy.” Rochester.
Bladder nut
, or
Bladder tree
(Bot.)
, a genus of plants (
– Staphylea
) with bladderlike seed pods. Bladder pod
(Bot.)
, a genus of low herbs (
– Vesicaria
) with inflated seed pods. Bladdor senna
(Bot.)
, a genus of shrubs (
– Colutea
), with membranaceous, inflated pods. Bladder worm
(Zool.)
, the larva of any species of tapeworm (
– Tænia
), found in the flesh or other parts of animals. See Measle
, Cysticercus
. Bladder wrack
(Bot.)
, the common black rock weed of the seacoast (
Fucus nodosus
and Fucus vesiculosus
) – called also bladder tangle
. See Wrack
.Blad′der
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bladdered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bladdering
.] 1.
To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
[Obs.]
G. Fletcher.
2.
To put up in bladders;
as,
. bladdered
lardWebster 1828 Edition
Bladder
BLAD'DER
, n.[Eng.a blade; L.latus.]1.
A thin membranous bag in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some secreted fluid, as the urinary bladder, the gall bladder, &c. By way of eminence, the word, in common language, denotes the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air.2.
Any vesicle, blister or pustule, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery liquor.3.
In botany, a distended membranaceous pericarp.Definition 2024
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Alternative forms
Noun
bladder (plural bladders)
- (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
- (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
- The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
- A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
- (figuratively) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.
- Rochester
- to swim with bladders of philosophy
- Rochester
Synonyms
Translations
flexible sac in zoology
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urinary bladder — see urinary bladder
hollow inflatable organ in botany
inflatable bag inside a ball
Derived terms
Derived terms
Verb
bladder (third-person singular simple present bladders, present participle bladdering, simple past and past participle bladdered)
- To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of G. Fletcher to this entry?)
- (transitive) To store or put up in bladders.
- bladdered lard