vesica

[vuh-sahy-kuh, -see-, ves-i-kuh]

ve·si·ca

[vuh-sahy-kuh, -see-, ves-i-kuh]
noun, plural ve·si·cae [-see, -see, -kee, -kee] .
1.
Anatomy. a bladder.

Origin:
1675–85; < Latin vēsīca
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Vesica is always a great word to know.
So is nerve root. Does it mean:
the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen
a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from of the spinal cord and joins with another bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves
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vesica (ˈvɛsɪkə)
 
n , pl -cae
1.  anatomy a technical name for bladder
2.  (in medieval sculpture and painting) an aureole in the shape of a pointed oval
 
[C17: from Latin: bladder, sac, blister]

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vesica ve·si·ca (və-sī'kə, -sē'-, věs'ĭ-kə)
n. pl. ve·si·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 (věs'ĭ-kəl) adj.

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