Vesica

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vesica \Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]
     A bladder.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Vesica piscis}. [L., fish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or
        aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles


        usually represented as surrounding a divine personage.
        More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing
        a glory; a solid oval, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vesica
       n : a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
           gas) [syn: {bladder}]
       [also: {vesicae} (pl)]