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vesica

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vesica \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.

Source : WordNet®

vesica
     n : a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
         gas) [syn: {bladder}]
     [also: {vesicae} (pl)]
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