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单词 vesica piscis
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vesica piscis

[ vuh-sahy-kuh -pahy-sis, pis-is; vuh-see-kuh -pis-kis, ves-i-kuh ]
/ vəˈsaɪ kə ˈpaɪ sɪs, ˈpɪs ɪs; vəˈsi kə ˈpɪs kɪs, ˈvɛs ɪ kə /

noun Fine Arts.

an elliptical figure in pointed form, usually one made by the intersection of two arcs and used, especially in early Christian art, as an emblem of Christ.

Origin of vesica piscis

First recorded in 1800–10, vesica piscis is from New Latin vēsīca piscis literally, “bladder of a fish”

Words nearby vesica piscis

vesical hematuria, vesical hernia, vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesica piscis, vesica prostatica, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory, vesicle
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