bladder (redirected from Bladder (disambiguation))

bladder /blad·der/ (blad´er)

1. a membranous sac, such as one serving as receptacle for a secretion.

2. urinary bladder.

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atonic neurogenic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to destruction of sensory nerve fibers from the bladder to the spinal cord, with absence of control of bladder functions and of desire to urinate, bladder overdistention, and an abnormal amount of residual urine; usually associated with tabes dorsalis or pernicious anemia.

automatic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to complete transection of the spinal cord above the sacral segments, with loss of micturition reflexes and bladder sensation, involuntary urination, and an abnormal amount of residual urine.

autonomic bladder , autonomous bladder neurogenic bladder due to a lesion in the sacral spinal cord, interrupting the reflex arc controlling the bladder, with loss of normal bladder sensation and reflexes, inability to initiate urination normally, and incontinence.

gall bladder  gallbladder.

ileal bladder  a neobladder made from a section of ileum.

irritable bladder  a condition of the bladder marked by increased frequency of contraction with associated desire to urinate.

motor paralytic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to impairment of motor neurons or nerves controlling the bladder; the acute form is marked by painful distention and inability to initiate urination, and the chronic form by difficulty initiating urination, straining, decreased size and force of stream, interrupted stream, and recurrent urinary tract infection.

neurogenic bladder  dysfunction of the urinary bladder caused by a lesion of the central or peripheral nervous system.

uninhibited neurogenic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to a lesion in upper motor neurons with subtotal interruption of corticospinal pathways, with urgency, frequent involuntary urination, and small-volume threshold of activity.

urinary bladder  the musculomembranous sac in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity that serves as a reservoir for urine, which it receives through the ureters and discharges through the urethra.

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blad·der (bldr)

n.

1. Any of various distensible membranous sacs, such as the urinary bladder, that serve as receptacles for fluid or gas.

2. A blister, pustule, or cyst filled with fluid or air; vesicle.

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Bladder

The muscular sac or container that stores urine until it is released from the body through the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body (urethra).

Mentioned in: Bed-Wetting, Bladder Stones, Hypospadias and Epispadias, Lithotripsy, Retrograde Cystography, Retrograde Urethrography, Vesicoureteral Reflux

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bladder

Etymology: AS, blaedre

1 a membranous sac serving as a receptacle for secretions, such as the gallbladder.

2 the urinary bladder.

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bladder

a membranous sac serving as a receptacle. See also gallbladder, urinary bladder.

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bladder meridian points

acupuncture points on the bladder meridian.

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Patient discussion about Bladder (disambiguation).

Q. How to prevent getting a bladder infection? I am worried about getting another bladder infection like I just had now. I am during my second trimester. How can I avoid getting it again?

A. drink more cranberry juice,its 100% natural, and wont harm the baby in anyway.

Q. How you stop urinating frequently? I don't have any conditions that make me urinate often. I simply drink lots of water... Is there some trick I can employ so that I can still drink lots of water but not have to go to the bathroom so frequently?

A. I only drink water and green tea, Thanks.

Q. Everytime I eat ANYTHING I get very sick, I have had my gall bladder removed. What could be the problem??

A. You need to be more specific about what you feel, some people in who the gallbladder was removed have reflux of bile to the stomach and they will have pain or diarrhea or abdominal distension. Maybe it can be a gastritis, perhaps it is indicated make an endoscopy to rule out what your problem