Bladder vs. Gallbladder

Bladder vs. Gallbladder — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bladder and Gallbladder

Bladdernoun

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

Gallbladdernoun

a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

Bladdernoun

(anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.

Bladdernoun

(botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.

Bladdernoun

The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.

Bladdernoun

A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.

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Bladdernoun

(figurative) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.

Bladderverb

To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

Bladderverb

(transitive) To store or put up in bladders.

bladdered lard

Bladdernoun

a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

Bladdernoun

a bag that fills with air