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vesica

/ˈvɛsɪkə/
/ˈviːsɪkə/

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Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

noun vesicas · vesicae

A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.

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noun bladder

Português	bexiga, vesícula
Français	vessie
Italiano	vescica

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"vesica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vesica.

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@misc{vesica_2026,
  title = {vesica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vesica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}