vesica

Noun
Synonyms: bladder

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)Synonyms: bladder
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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