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Definition of vesicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vesicle

noun

/ˈvesɪkl/

/ˈvesɪkl/

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(biology) a small hollow structure in the body of a plant or an animalTopics Biologyc2

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(medical) a small swelling filled with liquid under the skin synonym blister

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French vésicule or Latin vesicula, diminutive of vesica ‘bladder’.

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