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• Vesicle — may refer to:* Synaptic vesicle * Auditory vesicle * Optic vesicles * Seminal vesicle * Subsporangial vesicle * Vesical arteries * Vesicle (biology), a relatively small and enclosed compartment within a cell * Vesicle (dermatology), a liquid… …   Wikipedia

• Vesicle — Ves i*cle, n. [L. vesicula, dim. of vesica a bladder, blister; akin to Skr. vasti bladder: cf. F. v[ e]sicule.] A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) (Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vesicle — (n.) 1570s, from M.Fr. vesicule, from L. vesicula, dim. of vesica bladder, blister (see VENTRAL (Cf. ventral)) …   Etymology dictionary

• vesicle — ► NOUN 1) Anatomy & Zoology a small fluid filled sac or cyst. 2) Medicine a blister full of clear fluid. 3) Botany an air filled swelling in a seaweed or other plant. 4) Geology a small cavity in volcanic rock, produced by gas bubbles.… …   English terms dictionary

• vesicle — [ves′i kəl] n. [< Fr or L: Fr vésicule < L vesicula, dim. of vesica, bladder] 1. a small, membranous cavity, sac, or cyst; specif., a) Anat. Med. a small cavity or sac filled with fluid; esp., a small, round elevation of the skin containing …   English World dictionary

• Vesicle — In dermatology, a vesicle is a small blister, as on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes, such as the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). Vesicles are less than .5 centimeters in diameter.In anatomy, a vesicle is any small… …   Medical dictionary

• vesicle —   n. small blister; bladder like or rounded cavity; cell; cyst.    ♦ vesical, a. pertaining to bladder; oval.    ♦ vesicant,    ♦ vesicatory, a. raising blisters.    ♦ vesicate, v.t. blister.    ♦ vesicular, a. like a vesicle or bladder; bearing… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• vesicle — noun Etymology: Middle French vesicule, from Latin vesicula small bladder, blister, from diminutive of vesica Date: 1578 1. a. a membranous and usually fluid filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b. a small abnormal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vesicle — См. vesicula …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• vesicle — A closed membrane shell, derived from membranes either by a physiological process (budding) or mechanically by sonication. Vesicles of dimensions in excess of 50nm are believed to be important in intracellular transport processes. See also coated …   Dictionary of molecular biology