vesicle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈviːsɪkəl/
- (US) audio
- /ˈvɛsɪkəl/
Etymology
From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule.
Meanings
- A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: ▸ A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
- A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: ▸ A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
- A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: ▸ A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb. ▸ (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
- A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
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A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
It frequently contains holes, or vesicles, especially nearer the surface of a flow where gas has escaped.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vesicles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
minivesicle · endovesicle · colovesicle · exovesicle · vesiculitis · nanovesicle · supervesicle · seminal vesicle · neurovesicle · macrovesicle · proteovesicle · tubulovesicle · papulovesicle · intervesicle · lipovesicle · transport vesicle · microvesicle · vesicular
Relateds
vesiculation · vesication · vesicular · vesica · vesicula
Synonyms
Translations (44)
el κυστίδιο (anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue) · ga cloigín (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · fi rakko (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · hu hólyag (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · gl vesícula (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · io veziketo (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · fi rakkula (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · vi túi (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · de Blase (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · bg меху́рче (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · hu hólyagcsa (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · io veziketo (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · ja 水疱 (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · bg кухина́ (geology: small cavity) · el κυστίδιο (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · ca vesícula (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · es vesícula (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · io veziketo (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · bg ки́ста (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · bg торби́чка (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · de Blase (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · fi rakkula (geology: small cavity) · fi rakkula (anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue) · fi vesikkeli (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · hu vízhólyag (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · vi bọng (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · fi rakkula (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · nl blaasje (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · el κυστίδιο (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · mi pakohu (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · sv vesikel (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · cmn 囊泡 (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · el κυστίδιο (anatomy: small sac or cyst) · ja 小胞 (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · ja 気孔 (geology: small cavity) · ro veziculă (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · fi kalvorakkula (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · hu hólyagocska (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · pl pęcherzyk (cytology: membrane-bound compartment) · nl vesikel (small bladderlike cell or cavity) · ja 小胞 (anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue) · io veziketo (anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue) · de Blase (geology: small cavity) · ca vesícula (anatomy: small sac or cyst)