English Explanatory Dictionary

vesica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
  2. The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛsɪkə/ /ˈviːsɪkə/

Word forms

vesica vesicas vesicae

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

Derived words

vesica biliaris vesica fellea vesical vesica piscis vesica urinaria vesicle vesicula
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