vesico-

See also: vesico

English

Prefix

vesico-

1. bladder, as:
   1. (usually, especially) urinary bladder.

      Coordinate term: cholecysto- (gallbladder)

2. (loosely, catachrestically) vesiculo-: vesicle (cutaneous or mucosal); blister.

Usage notes

Regarding vesico- versus vesiculo-, the theme described at intravesicular § Usage notes applies.

Coordinate terms

• vesiculo-

Derived terms

• English terms prefixed with vesico-

Translations

replating to the urinary bladder

• Portuguese: vesico-

References

• “vesico-”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Vescio, voices

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vēsīca (“bladder”). Doublet of bexiga.

Prefix

vesico-

1. (anatomy, medicine) vesico- (relating to the urinary bladder)