vesica

English

Etymology

From Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɛsɪkə/, IPA: /ˈviːsɪkə/

Noun

vesica (plural vesicae)

1. (anatomy) A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
2. The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting

Derived terms

• vesical
• vesicle
• vesica biliaris
• vesica fellea
• vesica piscis
• vesica urinaria

Translations

bladder

• Catalan: vesícula (ca) f
• Esperanto: veziko (eo)

• Ido: veziko (io)

Anagrams

• cavies

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Latin

Etymology

See venter, ventris

Noun

vēsīca (genitive vēsīcae); f, first declension

1. bladder, urinary bladder

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vēsīca	vēsīcae
genitive	vēsīcae	vēsīcārum
dative	vēsīcae	vēsīcīs
accusative	vēsīcam	vēsīcās
ablative	vēsīcā	vēsīcīs
vocative	vēsīca	vēsīcae

Derived terms

• vēsīcō
• vēsīcula

Descendants

Albanian: fshikë, fshikëzë Aromanian: bishãcã English: vesica French: vessie Italian: vescica

Portuguese: bexiga Romanian: bășică, vezică Spanish: vejiga Venetian: vesiga