urinary bladder

urinary bladder noun: 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.

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Noun

urinary bladder (plural urinary bladders)

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.

Synonyms:

bladder, cystis urinaria, urocyst, urocystis, vesica, vesica urinaria

urinary bladder meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

urinary bladder in Hindi

urinary bladder: मूत्राशय mūtrāśay, मसाना masānā, फुकना phuknā

urinary bladder in Tamil

urinary bladder: சிறுநீர்ப்பை ciṟunīrppai

urinary bladder in Marathi

urinary bladder: मूत्राशय mūtrāśay

urinary bladder in Urdu

urinary bladder: مَثانَہ masānā, پُھکْنا phuknā

More languagesFewer languages

urinary bladder in Bengali: মূত্রাশয় mutraśoẏ
urinary bladder in Telugu: మూత్రకోశము mūtrakōśamu, మూత్రాశయము mūtrāśayamu
urinary bladder in Malayalam: മൂത്രാശയം mūtrāśayaṁ
urinary bladder in Kannada: ಮೂತ್ರಕೋಶ mūtrakōśa
urinary bladder in Gujarati: મૂત્રાશય mūtrāśya
urinary bladder in Sanskrit: मूत्राशय mūtrāśaya
urinary bladder in Sinhala: මුත්රාශය mutrāśaya
urinary bladder in Pashto: مثانه masāna
urinary bladder in Tagalog: pantog
urinary bladder in Arabic: مَثَانَة maṯāna, مَثَانَة بَوْلِيَّة maṯāna bawliyya
urinary bladder in Malay: pundi kencing
urinary bladder in Indonesian: kandung kemih
urinary bladder in Persian: مَثانِه masâne, میزدان mizdân, گُمیزدان gomizdân
urinary bladder in Thai: หัวไส้ hǔua-sâi, กระเพาะปัสสาวะ grà-pɔ́-bpàt-sǎa-wá
urinary bladder in Vietnamese: bàng quang, bóng đái, bọng đái
urinary bladder in Myanmar: ဆီးအိမ် hci:im, စည်ဖောင်း canyhpaung:

Synonyms of urinary bladder

bladder
cystis urinaria
urocyst
urocystis
vesica
vesica urinaria

All synonyms of urinary bladder

Forms of urinary bladder

plural	urinary bladders

Questions about urinary bladder

What does urinary bladder mean?: Urinary bladder means 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.
What is urinary bladder in Hindi?: Urinary bladder in Hindi is मूत्राशय (mūtrāśay), मसाना (masānā), फुकना (phuknā). See Urinary bladder meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is urinary bladder?: Urinary bladder is a noun.
What is the plural of urinary bladder?: The plural of urinary bladder is urinary bladders.

Words near urinary bladder in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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