What it means
The root in words about the urinary bladderBLAD-erThe hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.cyst/o bladder (as in cystitis)Full entry . Cystitis is a bladder infection or inflammation, cystoscopy is looking into the bladder with a scope, and a cystocele is the bladder bulging into the vagina. It is also the root of cystSISTA closed sac in the body filled with fluid, air or semi-solid material.Full entry , a fluid-filled sac.
At a glance
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Related terms
urinary tract infection
An infection anywhere in the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.
-itis
A word ending that means inflammation.
bladder
The hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.
cyst
A closed sac in the body filled with fluid, air or semi-solid material.