vacuole
noun/ˈvækjuəʊl/
/ˈvækjuəʊl/
- (biology) a small space within a cell, usually filled with liquid
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- (medical) a small hole in the tissue of the body, usually caused by disease
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of Latin vacuus ‘empty’.
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