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See also: vesico
English[edit]
Prefix[edit]
vesico-
- bladder, as:
- (usually, especially) urinary bladder.
- Coordinate term: cholecysto- (gallbladder)
- (usually, especially) urinary bladder.
- (loosely, catachrestically) vesiculo-: vesicle (cutaneous or mucosal); blister.
Usage notes[edit]
Regarding vesico- versus vesiculo-, the theme described at intravesicular § Usage notes applies.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
replating to the urinary bladder
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References[edit]
- “vesico-”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin vēsīca (“bladder”). Doublet of bexiga.
Prefix[edit]
vesico-