HyperDic: vesicle

English > 1 sense of the word vesicle:
NOUNbodyvesicle, cysta small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
vesicle > pronunciation
Soundsveh'zihkahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > vesicle: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid).
Synonymcyst
NarrowerGolgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosomeA netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
blister, bulla, bleb(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
follicleAny small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocystEither of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
liposomeAn artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged
BroadersacA structure resembling a bag in an animal
Spanishquiste, vesícula
Catalanvesícula
Adjectivesvesicularof or relating to or involving vesicles

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