VESICA

bladder, vesica

(noun) a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vesica (plural vesicae)

(anatomy) A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.

(arts) The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Ve*si"ca, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: A bladder. Vesica piscis. Etym: [L., dish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles usually represented as surrounding a divine personage. More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

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