Vesicle
21vesicle — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A small air pocket or cavity formed in volcanic rock during solidification. GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A frozen bubble in a volcanic rock. Vesicles are formed when magma crystallizes around a gas bubble (Spudis …
22vesicle — [ vɛsɪk(ə)l, vi: ] noun 1》 Anatomy & Zoology a small fluid filled sac or cyst within the body. ↘Medicine a blister full of clear fluid. 2》 Botany an air filled swelling in a seaweed or other plant. 3》 Geology a small cavity in volcanic rock,… …
23vesicle — n. Cell, cyst, utricle, bladder …
24vesicle — ves·i·cle …
25vesicle — n. 1) a very small blister in the skin, often no bigger than a pinpoint, that contains a clear fluid (serum). Vesicles occur in a variety of skin disorders, including eczema and herpes. 2) (in anatomy) any small bladder, especially one filled… …
26vesicle — ves•i•cle [[t]ˈvɛs ɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) anat. bio a) a small sac, cyst, or cavity, esp. one filled with fluid b) blister 1) 2) gel a small, spherical cavity in a rock or mineral, formed by expansion of a gas before the enclosing body solidified •… …
27vesicle — /ˈvɛsɪkəl / (say vesikuhl) noun 1. a little sac or cyst. 2. Anatomy, Zoology a small bladder like cavity, especially one filled with fluid. 3. Pathology a circumscribed elevation of the epidermis containing serous fluid. 4. Botany a small bladder …
28vesicle — n. 1 Anat., Zool., & Bot. a small bladder, bubble, or hollow structure. 2 Geol. a small cavity in volcanic rock produced by gas bubbles. 3 Med. a blister. Derivatives: vesicular adj. vesiculate adj. vesiculation n. Etymology: F veacutesicule or L …
29exocytotic vesicle — Vesicle, for example a secretory vesicle or zymogen granule, that can fuse with the plasma membrane to release its contents …
30coated vesicle — Vesicle formed as an invagination of the plasma membrane (a coated pit), and that is surrounded by a basket of clathrin. Associated with receptor mediated pinocytosis and receptor recycling …
