ves·i·cle
n 1 a : a membranous and usu. fluid-filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b : SYNAPTIC VESICLE 2 : a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid : BLISTER 3 : a pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ - see BRAIN VESICLE OPTIC VESICLE .
Similar sounding terms: fas·ci·cle physical vesical
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