Vesica

vē-sī′ka, n. ( an at. ) a bladder, sac, esp. the urinary bladder:— pl. Vesicæ (vē-sī′sē). — adjs. Ves′ical , of or pertaining to a vesica; Ves′icant , blistering.— n. a substance that vesicates or raises blisters.— v.t. Ves′icāte , to raise blisters on:— pr.p. ves′icāting; pa.p. ves′icāted. — ns. Vesicā′tion , the act or proce of raising blisters on the skin; Ves′icātory (same as Vesicant ); Ves′icle , a small bladder or blister: a small cavity in an animal body; ( bot. ) a bladder-like cell; Vēsic′ūla , a vesicle.— adj. Vēsic′ular .— adv. Vēsic′ūlarly .— n. Vēsicūlā′tion , formation of vesicles.— adjs. Vēsicūlif′erous , bearing vesicles; Vēsic′ūliform ; Vēsic′ūlose , Vēsic′ūlous , Vēsic′ūlāte , pertaining to or full of vesicles: full of interstices: having little glands on the surface.— Vesica piscis (a fish's bladder), a symbol of Christ, an oval aureole surrounding the entire upright figure, supposed to contain an allusion to the sacred Christian emblem, the ichthys . [L., bladder.]