vesicular

adjective

ve·​sic·​u·​lar və-ˈsi-kyə-lər 

ve-

1

: containing, composed of, or characterized by vesicles

vesicular lava

2

: having the form or structure of a vesicle

3

: of or relating to vesicles

vesicularity

və-ˌsi-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē 

ve-, 

-ˈla-rə-tē

noun

Examples of vesicular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The color of the glass is a pale bottle green, and the material is extremely vesicular, with the size of the bubbles ranging to nearly the full thickness of the specimen. — David Bressan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

The vesicular lesions often then become pustular, meaning the clear fluid has become opaque. — Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024

EVs, including nanometre-size exosomes and submicron-size microvesicles, are membraneenclosed vesicular compartments that transport proteins, lipids and miRNAs in the extracellular environment. — Chao Yan, Scientific American, 17 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

New Latin vesicula vesicle, from Latin, small bladder

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing vesicular

• vesicular stomatitis

Medical Definition

vesicular

adjective

ve·​sic·​u·​lar və-ˈsik-yə-lər, ve- 

1

: characterized by the presence or formation of vesicles

a vesicular rash

2

: having the form of a vesicle

a vesicular lesion