vesicle
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vesicle
- /ˈvɛsɪkəl/
- /ˈviːsɪkəl/
Sounds like vesical (for some pronunciations)
Where it comes from
From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule.
noun vesicles
- A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
- A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
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(usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
Similar: vesicula
- A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
- 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "vesicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vesicle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vesicle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vesicle "vesicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vesicle.Cite this
@misc{vesicle_2026,
title = {vesicle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vesicle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
