Vesica
noun, plural vesicae
[vuh-sahy-kee, -see-kee, ves-i-kee] /vəˈsaɪ ki, -ˈsi ki, ˈvɛs ɪˌki/ (Show IPA)
1.
Anatomy. a bladder.
2.
vesica piscis.
noun (pl) -cae (-ˌsiː)
1.
(anatomy) a technical name for bladder (sense 1)
2.
(in medieval sculpture and painting) an aureole in the shape of a pointed oval
vesica ve·si·ca (və-sī’kə, -sē’-, věs’ĭ-kə)
n. pl. ve·si·cae (-kē, -sē)
A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gallbladder.
A hollow structure or sac containing a serous fluid.
ves’i·cal (věs’ĭ-kəl) adj.
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