noun Download 🔗Share A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell. Examples : "The cell uses vesicles like tiny delivery trucks to move materials around inside. " biology biochemistry anatomy structure organism physiology medicine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small bladder-like cell or cavity; a vesicula. Examples : "The cell uses vesicles to transport proteins from one part of the cell to another. " biology anatomy medicine part organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb. Examples : "After touching the hot stove, small vesicles filled with fluid appeared on her hand. " medicine anatomy biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ. Examples : "The doctor explained that the small vesicles he saw on the ultrasound were the early stages of the baby's kidneys forming. " medicine organ anatomy biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. Examples : "The lightweight pumice stone felt porous because it was full of vesicles, tiny bubbles that formed when gas was trapped as the lava cooled. " geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading