vesicle
n. bladder or bladder-like cavity; small blister filled with fluid; sac in the body, cyst (especially one filled with fluid); cavity formed in a rock by a pocket of gas that is trapped during the rock's formation (Geology) | ||||
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Vesicle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Vesicle
(n.)
A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
(n.)
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
(n.)
A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
(n.)
A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
(n.)
A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
(n.)
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
(n.)
A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
(n.)
A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
| WordNet 2.0 |
vesicle
Noun
1. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
(synonym) cyst
(hypernym) sac
(hyponym) lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst
Noun
1. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
(synonym) cyst
(hypernym) sac
(hyponym) lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst
| hEnglish - advanced version |
vesicle
vesicle
vesico- \ves"i*co-\ (?). a combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the bladder; as in vesicoprostatic, vesicovaginal.
similar words(4)
umbilical vesicle
germinative vesicle
sac or vesicle
germinal vesicle
vesicle
vesico- \ves"i*co-\ (?). a combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the bladder; as in vesicoprostatic, vesicovaginal.
similar words(4)
umbilical vesicle
germinative vesicle
sac or vesicle
germinal vesicle
Vesicle Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Vesicle
A small skin blister, in dermatology. A small pouch, in anatomy. The word vesicle comes from the Latin diminuitive vesiculum meaning a small bag or bladder.
A small skin blister, in dermatology. A small pouch, in anatomy. The word vesicle comes from the Latin diminuitive vesiculum meaning a small bag or bladder.
| The Glossary of the American Council on Science and Health |
vesicle
A small membranous pouch or a small open space within a solid.
A small membranous pouch or a small open space within a solid.
| Muscle Pain |
Vesicle
in neurons: a microscopic sac inside the presynaptic portion of a nerve cell and also within receptive nerve endings. Vesicles are formed by membrane material and contain neurotransmitters and other substances.
in neurons: a microscopic sac inside the presynaptic portion of a nerve cell and also within receptive nerve endings. Vesicles are formed by membrane material and contain neurotransmitters and other substances.
Vesicle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Vesicle
Vesicle may refer to
- Vesicle (biology), a relatively small and enclosed compartment within a cell
- Vesicular texture, a small enclosed cavity found in some volcanic rock, such as basalt
- Vesicle (adhesive tape), a blister of glue on adhesive tape that is burst when pressure is applied
- Vesicle (lipidomics), a unilamellar phospholipid liposome studied by biophysical chemists for understanding biomembranes and developing new vehicles for drug delivery
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