# vesica

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɛsɪkə/

## Definitions
1. A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
2. The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vesica