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vesical

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvɛsɪkəl/
  • /ˈviːsɪkəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: vesicle (for some pronunciations)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the urinary bladder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:vesical.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin vesica (“bladder”). By surface analysis, vesic- + -al.