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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

膀胱

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōkō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bladder/ˈblæd.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"膀胱炎は女性に多く見られる病気の一つです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An anatomical muscular sac in humans and other mammals that collects and temporarily stores urine from the kidneys prior to disposal through urination.

    "An overactive bladder can cause frequent and sudden urges to urinate."
  2. 2

    An inflatable bag or sac contained inside an object, such as a ball or a tire, to hold air.

    "He had to replace the rubber bladder inside the football."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'blǣdre', meaning 'bladder, blister, or pustule', originating from Proto-Germanic '*blēdrō' (a swelling or bubble), ultimately connected to the Indo-European root '*bhle-' meaning 'to blow or swell'. Over centuries, the anatomical definition specialized while retaining its historical phonetic and conceptual ties to the German cognate 'Blase'.

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