The Bladder Word Search
A free The Bladder word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the parts and systems of the human body, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: BLADDER, URINARY, URINE, URETER, URETHRA, DETRUSOR, SPHINCTER, TRIGONE, NECK, WALL, PELVIC, PELVIS.
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The Bladder word list, defined
- BLADDER /ˈblædər/ · noun
- A flexible sac in the body, most commonly the urinary bladder, that stores fluid before it is expelled; also, an inflatable bag or container made of rubber or similar material. Related: sac, vesica, bag, cyst.
- URINARY /ˌʊrɪˈneɪri/ · adjective
- Relating to the urine or the process of urination. Related: renal, urine, excretory, vesical.
- URINE /ˈʊəraɪn/ · noun
- The liquid waste matter discharged from the body in urine formation, typically yellowish in colour and having a characteristic smell. Related: urine output, urination, pee, piss.
- URETER /ˈjuːrɪtər/ · noun
- Either of a pair of tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder in the urinary system. Related: renal tube, ureteral tube, urinary tube, nephric tube.
- URETHRA /ˈjuːrɪθrə/ · noun
- The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body in both males and females, but in males it also carries semen. Related: urethral canal, urinary canal, water pipe, duct.
- DETRUSOR /dɪˈtruːzər/ — stress on the second syllable, as in the standard British and American medical pronunciation. · noun
- The detrusor is the smooth muscle forming the wall of the bladder, whose contraction expels urine during urination. Related: bladder muscle, detrusor muscle, vesical muscle.
- SPHINCTER /sˈfɪŋktər/ · noun
- A ring-like muscle that surrounds and controls the opening of a passage or an organ, such as the anus or the eye. A sphincter is a type of muscle that can be voluntarily controlled. Related: muscle, ring, valve, occluder.
- NECK /nɛk/ · noun, verb
- The part of the body connecting the head to the torso, or to turn or twist something so that the front or top is facing in a different direction. Related: throat, nape, chin, collar.
- WALL /wɔl/ · noun, verb
- A continuous vertical part of a building, typically made of brick, stone, or concrete, and serving as a means of enclosure or support. To cover or surround something with a wall. Related: barrier, fence, partition, screen.
- PELVIC /ˈpɛlvɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to the pelvis, a part of the body in humans and some animals that consists of the hip bones and the sacrum. Describing something that is located in or near the pelvis. Related: hip, pelvic, abdominal, lower back.
- PELVIS /ˈpɛlvɪs/ · noun
- The bony structure forming the base of the spine and the socket of the hip joint, consisting of the ilium, ischium, and pubis bones. In anatomy, the pelvis is also the lower part of the trunk of the body, extending from the base of the spine to the thighs. Related: hips, pelvic girdle, sacrum, coccyx.
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