vesical
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
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resembling a bladder, as in shape or form; elliptical.
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Etymology
Origin of vesical
1790–1800; < Medieval Latin vēsīcālis, equivalent to Latin vēsīc ( a ) bladder + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Such a suggestion, by calling the patient's attention strongly to his condition, emphasizes the irritability of the vesical tissues and is almost sure to bring about a considerable increase in the symptoms.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The third class are the vesical calculi, from the bladder or vesicle in which they are found.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Mistaking the properties of the plant it is given for vesical calculus which, if composed of oxalates, would be increased instead of diminished by the treatment.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The treatment of vesical calculi by other means than operative surgery is of little value.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Gilbert's medical treatment of vesical calculus consists generally in the administration of diuretics and lithontriptics and the local application of poultices, plasters and inunctions of various kinds.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
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