plural of gall bladder

plural of urinary bladder

plural of cackle-bladder

plural of shy bladder

plural of swim-bladder

plural of cackle bladder

(anatomy) A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.

(anatomy) An elastic, muscular sac situated in the pelvic cavity, into which urine from the kidneys is temporarily stored prior to disposal by urination. Urine enters the bladder via the ureters and exits via the urethra.

(idiomatic) An inability to urinate in the presence of others

(anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.