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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from A.S. blaeddre, connected with blawan, to blow, cf. Ger. blase), the membranous sac in animals which receives the urine secreted from the kidneys. The word is also used for any similar sac, such as the gall-bladder, the swimbladder in fishes, or the small vesicle in various seaweeds.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bladder'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/bladder.html. 1910.
 
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