vesical
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
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resembling a bladder, as in shape or form; elliptical.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- postvesical adjective
Etymology
Origin of vesical
1790–1800; < Medieval Latin vēsīcālis, equivalent to Latin vēsīc ( a ) bladder + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The urethra and anal canal are insensitive, and there is paralysis of the levatores ani, the rectal and the vesical sphincters.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
A young man, aged twenty-three, applied for treatment of a long array of symptoms, some of which seemed to indicate enlargement of the prostate, and others a vesical catarrh.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Duncan cites an instance of epilepsy connected with vesical calculus that was cured by lithotomy.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
There was considerable vesical irritation for the first week, with abundant mucus in the urine, specific gravity was 1010; there were no albumin nor tube-casts nor uric acid in the urinary sediments.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The simple nervous diarrhea is often spoken of as an "intestinal blush," as the neurotic disturbance of the bladder which causes frequent urination is spoken of as a "vesical blush."
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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