vesical

[ ves-i-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

ˈvesical

/ ˈvɛsɪkəl /

Origin of vesical¹

1790–1800; < Medieval Latin vēsīcālis, equivalent to Latin vēsīc ( a ) bladder + -ālis -al ¹

Considerable hemorrhages from the bladder may occur in vesical calculus, tuberculosis, and newgrowths.

The blade of the knife should not wound the vesical mucous membrane.

When a ligature makes its way into the bladder it will set up cystitis and serve as a nucleus for a vesical calculus.

The ureter is secured by sutures to the vesical mucous membrane, and to the muscular coat of the bladder.

Rufus describes the symptoms of vesical calculus at length and finishes with instructions for searching the bladder.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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