Definitions from Wiktionary (vesicle)
▸ noun: (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
▸ noun: A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
▸ noun: (botany) A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
▸ noun: (biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
▸ noun: (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
▸ noun: (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
▸ noun: (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
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▸ noun: (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
▸ noun: A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
▸ noun: (botany) A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
▸ noun: (biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
▸ noun: (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
▸ noun: (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
▸ noun: (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
Similar:
cyst,
vacuole,
cellula,
microvesicle,
vacuoloid,
provacuole,
cisterna,
organelle,
capsule,
cell membrane,
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Opposite:
Types:
endosome,
lysosome,
peroxisome,
secretory vesicle,
transport vesicle,
storage vesicle,
synaptic vesicle,
more...
Phrases:
Adjectives:
seminal,
germinal,
optic,
umbilical,
otic,
small,
cerebral,
blastodermic,
contractile,
synaptic,
large
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