Thesaurus: vesicle

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1. n. A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
2. n. A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
3. n. A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
4. n. A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
5. n. A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
6. 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.
7. n. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
8. A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. Specifically: --(a) (Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf. (b) (Med.) A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid. (c) (Anat.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle. (d) (Zoöl.) A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral. (e) (Geol.) 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.
9. A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.Specifically: --(a) (Bot.)
10. n:100 n. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)