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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 27 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BLADDER (from A.S. blaeddre, connected with bl¢wan, to See also:blow, cf. Ger. blase) ,. the membranous See also:sac in animals which receives the urine secreted from the kidneys. The word is also used for any similar sac, such as the See also:gall-bladder, the swim-bladder in fishes, or the small vesicle in various seaweeds.

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