Air-bladder
51bladder — bladderless, adj. bladderlike, adj. /blad euhr/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. a membranous sac or organ serving as a receptacle for a fluid or air. b. See urinary bladder. 2. Pathol. a vesicle, blister, cyst, etc., filled with fluid or air. 3. Bot. an… …
52Bladder — The organ that stores urine. The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower abdomen. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and produce urine, which enters the bladder through two tubes called ureters. Urine leaves the bladder through another tube,… …
53In the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
54on the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
55To take air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
56To take the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
57Bladder catheter, indwelling — A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder that remains ( dwells ) there to provide continuous urinary drainage. The principal type of indwelling bladder catheter is the Foley which has a balloon on the bladder end. After the… …
58bladder — UK [ˈblædə(r)] / US [ˈblædər] noun [countable] Word forms bladder : singular bladder plural bladders 1) a part inside your body that is like a bag where urine collects before being passed from the body 2) a soft bag that holds air or water, for… …
59bladder — blad•der [[t]ˈblæd ər[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. bot a) a distensible saclike organ serving as a receptacle for liquids or gases b) urinary bladder c) an air filled float, as in certain seaweeds 2) something resembling a bladder, as the inflatable… …
60bladder — /ˈblædə / (say bladuh) noun 1. Zoology, Anatomy a. a distensible pelvic sac with membranous and muscular walls, for storage and expulsion of urine excreted by the kidneys. b. any similar sac or receptacle. 2. Botany a sac or the like containing… …
