VESICLE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. Specifically: --(a) (Bot.)

2.
n.

A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf. (b) (Med.)

3.
n.

A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.


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