n. 膀胱, 囊

[医] 囊, 膀胱

Bladder \Blad"der\ (bl[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre,
AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW.
bl["a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the
bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule;
all fr. the same root as AS. bl[=a]wan, E. blow, to puff. See
{Blow} to puff.]
1. (Anat.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the
receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the
gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary
bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and
inflated with air.

2. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or
a thin, watery fluid.

3. (Bot.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp.

4. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. ``To swim with
bladders of philosophy.'' --Rochester.

{Bladder nut}, or {Bladder tree} (Bot.), a genus of plants
({Staphylea}) with bladderlike seed pods.

{Bladder pod} (Bot.), a genus of low herbs ({Vesicaria}) with
inflated seed pods.

{Bladdor senna} (Bot.), a genus of shrubs ({Colutea}), with
membranaceous, inflated pods.

{Bladder worm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any species of
tapeworm ({T[ae]nia}), found in the flesh or other parts
of animals. See {Measle}, {Cysticercus}.

{Bladder wrack} (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the
seacoast ({Fucus nodosus} and {Fucus vesiculosus}) --
called also {bladder tangle}. See {Wrack}.


Bladder \Blad"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bladdered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bladdering}.]
1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. [Obs.]
--G. Fletcher.

2. To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard.