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Dictionary: ve·si·ca   (və-sī'kə, -sē'-) pronunciation

n., pl., -cae (-kē, -sē).
A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gallbladder.

[Latin vēsīca.]

vesical ves'i·cal (vĕs'ĭ-kəl) adj.

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(və-sī'kə, -sē'-, vĕs'ĭ-kə)
n., pl. -cae (-kē, -sē).
  1. A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gallbladder.
  2. A hollow structure or sac containing a serous fluid.
ves'i·cal (vĕs'ĭ-kəl) adj.

Pl. vesicae [L.] bladder.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
  Synonym: bladder


 
 
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