vesicle
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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
See Origin of VESICLE
Middle French vesicule, from Latin vesicula small bladder, blister, from diminutive of vesica
First Known Use: 1578
ves·i·cle
noun \ˈves-i-kəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of VESICLE
1
a : a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b : synaptic vesicle
2
: a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid : blister
3
: a pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ—see auditory vesicle, brain vesicle, optic vesicle
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