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[syn: bladder, vesica]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vesica \Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]
A bladder.
[1913 Webster]
Vesica piscis. [L., fish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or
aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles
usually represented as surrounding a divine personage.
More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing
a glory; a solid oval, etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vesica
n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]