vesico-

See also: vesico

English

Prefix

vesico-

  1. bladder, as:
    1. (usually, especially) urinary bladder.
      Coordinate term: cholecysto- (gallbladder)
  2. (loosely, catachrestically) vesiculo-: vesicle (cutaneous or mucosal); blister.

Usage notes

Regarding vesico- versus vesiculo-, the theme described at intravesicular § Usage notes applies.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • English terms prefixed with vesico-

Translations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for vesico- in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vēsīca (“bladder”). Doublet of bexiga.

Prefix

vesico-

  1. (anatomy, medicine) vesico- (relating to the urinary bladder)
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