Vesicle

Definition of Vesicle

Ves´i`cle

n.	1.	A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
	2.	(Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the substance of a vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
	3.	(Med.) A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
	4.	(Anat.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
	5.	(Zool.) A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
	6.	(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.

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