VESICA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: vesicae

Meaning:

A distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

Synonyms:

bladder; vesica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vesica" is a kind of...):

sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vesica"):

gall bladder; gallbladder (a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion)

urinary bladder (a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine)

Derivation:

vesical (of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder))