Meaning
bladder; blister
- the urinary bladder
- a blister on the skin caused by friction or heat
In a sentence
Le scarpe nuove mi hanno fatto venire una vescica dolorosa al tallone.
The new shoes gave me a painful blister on my heel.
Il medico gli ha prescritto un'ecografia per controllare la vescica.
The doctor prescribed an ultrasound to check his bladder.
Dopo la lunga camminata non avevo nemmeno una vescica ai piedi.
After the long walk I didn't even have a blister on my feet.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vescica | feminine · singular |
| vesciche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'vesciche' with 'ch' to preserve the hard /k/ sound before 'e'.