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Language: Old English
Origin: blædre

bladder

 noun
     
Related topics: Human
blad‧der [countable]
1HBHHBA the organ in your body that holds urine (=waste liquid) until it is passed out of your body
2DSDL a bag of skin, leather, or rubber, for example inside a football, that can be filled with air or liquid
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