Bladder Meaning
/ˈblædə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
nounSpecifically, the urinary bladder.
Sentence Examples
I had a bladder infection last month.
For gall bladder surgery, go down this hall and take a right.
My small bladder has me constantly running to the bathroom.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor explained that a kidney stone could damage the ____ if left untreated.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is part of the urinary system and stores liquid waste city.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of blǣdre, blēdre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ, *bladrǭ (“blister, bladder”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"to swim with bladders of philosophy"
— 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, “Sensus Communis”, in Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times:
"bladder'd up with pride of his own merit"
— 1610, Giles Fletcher, Christ's Victorie and Triumph, in Heaven, in Earth, over and after Death:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor explained that a kidney stone could damage the ____ if left untreated.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is part of the urinary system and stores liquid waste city.