vesical

[ ves-i-kuh l ]

/ ˈvɛs ɪ kəl /

adjective

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

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

Nearby words

vesey, vesic-, vesica, vesica piscis, vesica prostatica, vesical, vesical artery, vesical calculus, vesical diverticulum, vesical hematuria, vesical hernia

Origin of vesical

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

Related forms

post·ves·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for vesical

I showed him some vesical calculi I had removed by operation, and then asked when he would wish me to start for England.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
They consisted in loss of cutaneous sensibility, motor paralysis, and vesical and rectal incompetence.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
It has also been used by Brauw, Gruithuisen, and others, in old pulmonary and vesical catarrhs.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Nov. 26th he had complete retention from vesical paralysis, and sent for me at night to relieve him.
The Electric Bath|George M. Schweig

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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