bladder
pronunciation
How to pronounce bladder in British English:
UK [ˈblædə(r)]
How to pronounce bladder in American English:
US [ˈblædɚ]
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- Noun:
- a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
- a bag that fills with air
Word Origin
- bladder
- bladder: [OE] Old English blǣdre came from a hypothetical West and North Germanic *blǣdrōn, a derivative of the stem *blǣ-, from which we get blow. The name perhaps comes from the bladder’s capacity for inflation. It was originally, and for a long time exclusively, applied to the urinary bladder.=> blow
- bladder (n.)
- Old English blædre (West Saxon), bledre (Anglian) "(urinary) bladder," also "blister, pimple," from Proto-Germanic *blaedron (cognates: Old Norse blaðra, Old Saxon bladara, Old High German blattara, German Blatter, Dutch blaar), from PIE *bhle- "to blow" (see blast). Extended senses from early 13c. from animal bladders used for buoyancy, storage, etc.
Example
- 1. This might irritate your bladder and aggravate your condition .
- 2. Chronic constipation can contribute to bed-wetting by reducing bladder capacity .
- 3. Banned as an additive since animal studies showed it causes bladder cancer .
- 4. Lawn care chemicals may increase the risk of canine lymphoma and bladder cancer .
- 5. Look no further than your fireplace and , er , your bladder .