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VESICA (vesicae)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vesica mean?
• VESICA (noun)
The noun VESICA has 1 sense:
1. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Familiarity information: VESICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bladder; vesica
Hypernyms ("vesica" is a kind of...):
sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vesica"):
gall bladder; gallbladder (a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion)
urinary bladder (a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine)
Derivation:
vesical (of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder))
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