vesicle.
A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
Meaning & usage
A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb. (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule.
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