English Explanatory Dictionary

detrusor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈtɹuː.sə/ /dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/ /dɪˈtɹuː.sɚ/

Word forms

detrusor detrusors detrusores

Etymology

From Latin dētrūdō (“to thrust, drive, or force away”) + -or, from dē- (“away, out”) + trūdō (“to thrust, to push, to drive”).

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