Vesicle

['vesɪk(ə)l;'viː-] or ['vɛsɪkl]

Definition

(noun.) a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid).

Editor: Martin--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.

(n.) A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.

(n.) A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.

(n.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.

(n.) A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.

(n.) A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.

Editor: Tod

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Cell, cyst, utricle, bladder.

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