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vesicle
[ ves-i-kuhl ]
noun
- a small sac or cyst.
- Biology. a small bladderlike cavity, especially one filled with fluid.
- Pathology. a circumscribed elevation of the epidermis containing serous fluid; blister.
- Geology. a small, usually spherical cavity in a rock or mineral, formed by expansion of a gas or vapor before the enclosing body solidified.
vesicle
/ vÉËsɪkjÊlÉ; ËvÉsɪkÉl /
noun
- pathol
- any small sac or cavity, esp one containing serous fluid
- a blister
- geology a rounded cavity within a rock formed during solidification by expansion of the gases present in the magma
- botany a small bladder-like cavity occurring in certain seaweeds and aquatic plants
- any small cavity or cell
vesicle
/ ±¹Ä²õâ²Ä-°ìɱô /
- A small fluid-filled sac in the body.
- A membrane-bound sac in eukaryotic cells that stores or transports the products of metabolism in the cell and is sometimes the site for the breaking down of metabolic wastes. Vesicles bulge out and break off from the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. Vesicles get their energy for mobility from ATP. Lysosomes and peroxisomes are vesicles.
- A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
Derived Forms
- ±¹±ð˲õŸ±³Š³Ü±ô²¹°ù±ô²â, adverb
- vesicular, adjective
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vesicle1
Example Sentences
For example, the cell walls of plants provide structural strength and are rich in fiber, while their energy vesicles store carbohydrates.
They also broadened our understanding of SV function and of how the vesicles are recycled.
The T-vant adjuvant is derived from bacterial outer membrane vesicles, tiny particles that naturally stimulate the immune system.
Through multi-stage preparation, which included centrifugation of the blood samples, the researchers were able to capture the proteins contained in vesicles.
Rome assigned her the task of comparing the vesicles entering lysosomes with the ones exiting.
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