About The Word Vesica
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Vesica
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What's The Definition Of Vesica?
[n] a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vesica: bladder Related Terms | Find terms related to Vesica: See Also | gallbladder | sac | urinary bladder Vesica In Webster's Dictionary \Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]
A bladder.
{Vesica piscis}. [L., dish 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.
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