vesicle
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1. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | sac, |
| definition | : | a structure resembling a bag in an animal (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac, |
| definition | : | either 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 (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | bleb, blister, bulla, |
| definition | : | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | follicle, |
| definition | : | any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | liposome, |
| definition | : | an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | cystic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | cystic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder) (adj.pert) |
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