[vuh-sahy-kuh pahy-sis, pis-is; vuh-see-kuh pis-kis, ves-i-kuh] 
| an elliptical figure in pointed form, usually one made by the intersection of two arcs and used, esp. in early Christian art, as an emblem of Christ. |
| vesica pis·cis (pī'sĭs, pĭs'ĭs) n. A pointed oval shape used in medieval Christian art as an aureole to surround a sacred figure. [New Latin vēsīca piscis : Latin vēsīca, bladder + Latin piscis, genitive of piscis, fish (from the resemblance in shape).] |