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vesicle
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vesicle
n.
bladder or bladder-like cavity; small blister filled with fluid; sac in the body, cyst (especially one filled with fluid); cavity formed in a rock by a pocket of gas that is trapped during the rock's formation (Geology)
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Vesicle
Vesicle may refer to:
- In cellular biology or chemistry
- Vesicle (biology and chemistry), a supramolecular assembly of lipid molecules, like a cell membrane
- Synaptic vesicle
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vesicle
Noun
1. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
(synonym) cyst
(hypernym) sac
(hyponym) lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst
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vesicle
n.
tělní dutinka; měchýřek; puchýř
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Vesicle
(n.)
A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
(n.)
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
(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.
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.
(n.)
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
(n.)
A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
(n.)
A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
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