vesic/o
urinary bladder
From Latin vesica, bladder, blister
Meaning
What does vesic/o mean?
vesic/o is a root meaning urinary bladder. It comes from Latin vesica, bladder, blister.
Inside words it is spelled vesic.
Latin twin of cyst/o; the same Latin word gives vesicle, a small blister, so context tells bladder from blister.
In real words
Medical words with vesic/o
relating to the bladder and ureters, as in vesicoureteral reflux, when urine flows back up from the bladder
relating to the urinary bladder
relating to the bladder and vagina, as in a vesicovaginal fistula, an abnormal opening between the two
relating to the uterus and bladder, as in the uterovesical pouch, the space between them
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