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1. (n.) vesicle
a small sac, cyst, or cavity, esp. one filled with fluid.
2. vesicle
a small, spherical cavity in a rock or mineral, formed by expansion of a gas before the enclosing body solidified.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L vēsīcula little bladder. See vesica , -ule)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) vesicle, cyst
a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) vesicle
a bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell
2. (noun) vesicle
a small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf
3. (noun) vesicle
a small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid
4. (noun) vesicle
a cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle
5. (noun) vesicle
a small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral
6. (noun) vesicle
a small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass
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