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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-