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
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The vesicular lesions often then become pustular, meaning the clear fluid has become opaque.
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Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
Vesicles: Next, these papular lesions become vesicular, or filled with clear fluid.
—Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
One traveler also had uncertified pork products that could have introduced African swine fever and swine vesicular disease to the U.S., officials said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
Lesions can stay in the vesicular stage for up to two days.3 Stage 4: Pustules Once the clear fluid inside the vesicles turns opaque, the lesions have reached the pustular stage.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 21 June 2023
Other terms for dyshidrotic eczema include pompholyx, recurrent vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis, or acute palmoplantar dermatitis.8 Nummular Eczema Nummular eczema causes itchy raised bumps called plaques, most often on the arms and legs.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 17 Mar. 2023
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
The symptoms of congenital syphilis included a vesicular rash, anemia, hydrocephalus of the brain, inflammation of eye, and a runny nose with secretions laden with syphilitic bacteria (2).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2015
Coxsackie can cause a vesicular rash, certainly chicken pox.
—CBS News, 17 July 2022
Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
Vesicles: Next, these papular lesions become vesicular, or filled with clear fluid.
—Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
One traveler also had uncertified pork products that could have introduced African swine fever and swine vesicular disease to the U.S., officials said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
Lesions can stay in the vesicular stage for up to two days.3 Stage 4: Pustules Once the clear fluid inside the vesicles turns opaque, the lesions have reached the pustular stage.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 21 June 2023
Other terms for dyshidrotic eczema include pompholyx, recurrent vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis, or acute palmoplantar dermatitis.8 Nummular Eczema Nummular eczema causes itchy raised bumps called plaques, most often on the arms and legs.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 17 Mar. 2023
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
The symptoms of congenital syphilis included a vesicular rash, anemia, hydrocephalus of the brain, inflammation of eye, and a runny nose with secretions laden with syphilitic bacteria (2).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2015
Coxsackie can cause a vesicular rash, certainly chicken pox.
—CBS News, 17 July 2022
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin vesicula vesicle, from Latin, small bladder
First Known Use
1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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vesicular
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ve·sic·u·lar
və-ˈsik-yə-lər, ve-
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