Definition of vesicle Vesicle

/vɛˈzɪkʌl/ - [vezikul] - ves•i•cle

We found 14 definitions of vesicle from 5 different sources.

What does vesicle mean?

Noun Plural: vesicles
vesicle - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
		cyst
		sac a structure resembling a bag in an animal
		dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
		dictyosome, golgi apparatus, golgi body, golgi complex a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
		bleb, bulla, blister the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
		follicle any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

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vesicle (Noun)
A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
vesicle (Noun)
A small bladder-like cell or cavity.
vesicle (Noun)
A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
vesicle (Noun)
A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
vesicle (Noun)
A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.

vesicle (n.)
A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
vesicle (n.)
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
vesicle (n.)
A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
vesicle (n.)
A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
vesicle (n.)
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
vesicle (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.