1. [NA] SYN: urinary bladder. 2. Any hollow structure or sac, normal or pathologic, containing a serous fluid. [L.]
- v. biliaris [TA] SYN: gallbladder.
- v. fellea gallbladder.
- v. prostatica SYN: prostatic utricle.
- v. urinaria [TA] SYN: urinary bladder.
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ve·si·ca (və-siґkə) gen. and pl. vesiґcae [L.] bladder: a membranous sac or receptacle, especially the urinary bladder or gallbladder.Medical dictionary. 2011.