Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0669 short lesson, about 20 seconds
vesic/o: Bladder
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The idea
The combining form vesic slash o also names the urinary bladder, and comes from Latin.
In practice
Vesical means pertaining to the bladder.
Where people slip
Vesical with an a is the bladder adjective; a vesicle with an le is a small fluid-filled lesion.
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