vesico-

• vesic- (before vowels)

From Latin vēsīca (“bladder, sac”) + -o-.

vesico-

2. bladder, as:
   2. (usually, especially) urinary bladder.

      Coordinate term: cholecysto- (gallbladder)

3. (loosely, catachrestically) vesiculo-: vesicle (cutaneous or mucosal); blister.

Regarding vesico- versus vesiculo-, the theme described at intravesicular § Usage notes applies.

• vesiculo-

• English terms prefixed with vesico-

  vesicoabdominal

  vesicoanal

  vesicoappendiceal

  vesicobullous

  vesicocele

  vesicocervical

  vesicocolic

  vesicocolonic

  vesicoenteral

  vesicoenteric

  vesicoileal

  vesicointestinal

  vesicoprostatic

  vesicorectal

  vesicorenal

  vesicospinal

  vesicostomy

  vesicoumbilical

  vesicouretal

  vesicoureteral

  vesicoureteric

  vesicourethral

  vesicouterine

  vesicovaginal

  vesicovaginorectal

• “vesico-”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Vescio, voices

From Latin vēsīca (“bladder”). Doublet of bexiga.

vesico-

1. (anatomy, medicine) vesico- (relating to the urinary bladder)

• “vesico-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026