vesica
vesica · vesicas · vesicae
A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladderA bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
/ˈvɛsɪkə/
Meaning
2 sensesA bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.
More definitions
- a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).
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Forms
plural: vesicas / vesicaeSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas):bladder
Word family
5 related wordsRelatedvesical
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular