Urinary bladder

Urinary bladder

The organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys prior to urination.

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urinary bladder

Biology; Urology

The organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys prior to urination.

urinary bladder

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A distensible, muscular sac in most vertebrates which serves as a reservoir for urine. Snakes, crocodilians, birds (with the exception of the ostrich), most lizards, and a few ...

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A musculomembranous sac along the urinary tract. Urine flows from the kidneys into the bladder via the ureters (ureter), and is held there until urination.

urinary bladder

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The muscular membranous sac in in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity that stores urine for discharge through the urethra.

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Tumors or cancer of the urinary bladder.

urinary bladder disease

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Pathological processes of the urinary bladder.

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