a gas-filled sac in the dorsal portion of the body cavity of most bony fishes, giving buoyancy to the body and used as an accessory, lunglike organ in lungfishes
swim bladder
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swim bladder
noun
A gas-filled structure in many fishes that functions to maintain buoyancy and, in some species, to aid in respiration or to produce sound. Also called air bladder . Also called gas bladder .
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See air bladder
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Noun
(plural swim bladders)
Noun
(plural swim-bladders)
- Alternative spelling of swim bladder.
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swim bladder - Medical Definition
n.
A gas-filled structure in many fishes that functions to maintain buoyancy and, in some species, to aid in respiration or to produce sound. Also called air bladder
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