vescica

Italian

Alternative forms

• vessica (archaic)
• busciga (Siena)

Etymology

From Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veʃˈʃi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: ve‧scì‧ca

Noun

vescica f (plural vesciche)

1. (anatomy) bladder
2. blister

   Synonym: bolla

Derived terms

• vescicale

Related terms

• vescicola

References

• Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/βesˈsik-a/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
• vescica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• seccavi