Look up: vesicle

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   Vesicle
   Vesicle refers to a small cavity in a volcanic rock.
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   vesicle
   A bladder-like sac or an evanescent bubble within which zoospores mature; any bubble-like cell or bubble-like membranous structure within a cell.
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   Vesicle
   In fungi a bubble-like structure produced by a zoosporangium and in which the zoospores are released or are differentiated. In animals a blister; a small circumscribed swelling of the epidermis containing a clear fluid. In general a body constructed as a bladder; a small, rigid, thin-walled structure.
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   vesicle
   [n] - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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   Vesicle
   a small skin blister, or any sac in the body, that contains fluid
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   Vesicle
   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 pouch. For example, the seminal vesicles are a pair of pouch-like structures about five cm (2 in ...
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   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 vesicles.
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   Vesicle
   Ves'i·cle noun [ Latin vesicula , dim. of vesica a bladder, blister; akin to Sanskrit vasti bladder: confer French vésicule .] A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. Specifically: -- (a) (Botany) A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf. (b) (Medicine) A small, and more or less ...
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   vesicle
   <pathology> 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: coated vesicles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    vesicle
    cyst noun a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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    Vesicle
    `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 * Vesicular texture, a small enclosed cavity found in some volcanic rock, such as basalt
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    vesicle
    (ves´ĭ-kәl) a small bladder or sac containing liquid. a small circumscribed elevation of the epidermis containing a serous fluid; a small blister.
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    Vesicle
    • (n.) A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. • (n.) A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral. • (n.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle. • (n.) A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid....
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    vesicle
    (from the article `muscle`) The nerve terminal contains many small vesicles (membrane-enclosed structures) about 50 nm in diameter, each of which contains 5,000–10,000 molecules ...
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    vesicle
    (from the article `blister`) a rounded elevation of the skin containing clear fluid, caused by a separation either between layers of the epidermis or between the epidermis and ...
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    vesicle
    (from the article `igneous rock`) Among the most widespread structural features of volcanic rocks are the porelike openings left by the escape of gas from the congealing lava. Such ...
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    vesicle
    vesicle 1. 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). 2. In anatomy, a vesicle is any small pouch; for example, the seminal vesicles are a pair of pouch-like structures located behind the bladder and above the prostate gland that con...
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    vesicle
    1. A small, intracellular sac, bounded by a membrane, in which various substances are stored or transported. The term is sometimes used more generally to mean any structure surrounded by a membrane. • CELL BIOLOGY 2. A bubble-shaped cavity in a volcanic rock formed by expandin...
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