vesico-

See also: vesico

English

Prefix

vesico-

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

Usage notes

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

Coordinate terms

vesiculo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with vesico-

Translations

replating to the urinary bladder

Portuguese: vesico-

References

“vesico-”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Vescio, voices

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Prefix

vesico-

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

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