vesica

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/ˈvɛsɪkə//ˈviːsɪkə/

noun

A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.

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bladder
OriginLatin vēsīca →
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Meanings

nounvesica (plural vesicas or vesicae)

plural vesicas · plural vesicae

  1. anatomyA bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
  2. artThe vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

Similar
bladder
Broader
sac
Also see
bladderurinary bladder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvēsīca“bladder”
  2. Englishvesica

Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian мехур
  • мехур (mehur)bladder
Catalan vesícula
  • vesículabladder
Esperanto veziko
  • vezikobladder
French vessie
  • vessiebladder
Italian vescica
  • vescicabladder
Portuguese bexiga, vesícula
  • bexigabladder
  • vesículabladder
Swedish blåsa
  • blåsabladder

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Viesca
Cite this entry
APA

vesica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesica

MLA

“vesica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesica. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vesica,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesica.

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