vesical

[ ves-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈvɛs ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.

resembling a bladder, as in shape or form; elliptical.

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Origin of vesical

1790–1800; <Medieval Latin vēsīcālis, equivalent to Latin vēsīc(a) bladder + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM vesical

post·ves·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby vesical

very well, Vesalius, Vesey, vesic-, vesica, vesical, vesical artery, vesical calculus, vesical diverticulum, vesical hematuria, vesical hernia

How to use vesical in a sentence

Considerable hemorrhages from the bladder may occur in vesical calculus, tuberculosis, and newgrowths.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The blade of the knife should not wound the vesical mucous membrane.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
When a ligature makes its way into the bladder it will set up cystitis and serve as a nucleus for a vesical calculus.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The ureter is secured by sutures to the vesical mucous membrane, and to the muscular coat of the bladder.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Rufus describes the symptoms of vesical calculus at length and finishes with instructions for searching the bladder.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times|John Stewart Milne

British Dictionary definitions for vesical

vesical

/ (ˈvɛsɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a vesica, esp the urinary bladder

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