vesicanoun [ C ]
/ˈves.ɪ.kə//vɪˈsaɪ.kə/specializedanatomy uk/ˈves.ɪ.kə/usplural vesicae /ˈves.ɪ.kiː/the bladder (= the organ where urine is stored in the body) or the gallbladder (= the organ connected the liver that stores bile)
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Other major organs
- bladder
- cardiothoracic
- endocrine
- gall bladder
- gut
- hepatocellular
- kidney
- liver
- nephron
- pancreatic
- sense organ
- splanchnic
- spleen
- splenic
- swim bladder
- tum
- viscera
- vital organs
medical a structure in the body that is shaped like a bag and contains fluid
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
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