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vesicle

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. vesicle (noun)
  2. amniocardiac vesicle (noun)
  3. blastodermic vesicle (noun)
  4. caudal vesicle (noun)
  5. cerebral vesicle (noun)
  6. chromosomal vesicle (noun)
  7. embryonic vesicle (noun)
  8. germinal vesicle (noun)
  9. germinative vesicle (noun)
  10. optic vesicle (noun)
  11. seminal vesicle (noun)
  12. auditory capsule (noun)

ves·i·cle

noun \ˈve-si-kəl\

Definition of VESICLE

1
a : a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b : a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid : blister c : a pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ
2
: a small cavity in a mineral or rock
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Origin of VESICLE

Middle French vesicule, from Latin vesicula small bladder, blister, from diminutive of vesica
First Known Use: 1578

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