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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvɛsɪkəl/, /ˈviːsɪkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-vesicle.wav Forms: vesicles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|vesicule}} Middle French vesicule, {{uder|en|la|vēsīcula}} Latin vēsīcula Head templates: {{en-noun}} vesicle (plural vesicles)
  1. (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell. Translations (cytology: membrane-bound compartment): 囊泡 (nángpào) (Chinese Mandarin), rakkula (Finnish), vesikkeli (Finnish), kalvorakkula (Finnish), vesícula [feminine] (Galician), κυστίδιο (kystídio) [neuter] (Greek), veziketo (Ido), 小胞 (shōhō) (alt: しょうほう) (Japanese), pęcherzyk [masculine] (Polish), vesícula [feminine] (Spanish), túi (Vietnamese), bọng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-vesicle-en-noun-en:intracellular Categories (other): Cytology, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 13 13 14 6 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 14 14 14 10 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 13 12 13 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 14 11 12 3 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 14 11 12 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 13 14 17 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 13 13 14 11 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 15 16 16 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 15 16 16 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 40 14 13 13 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 15 17 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 14 13 16 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 14 13 13 7 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 33 14 13 16 10 13 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'cytology: membrane-bound compartment': 54 8 10 10 10 7
  2. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
    (botany) A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
    Sense id: en-vesicle-en-noun-en:small_bladder_like_structure Categories (other): Botany, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 15 17 10 12 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
    (biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
    Sense id: en-vesicle-en-noun-en:small_bladder_like_structure1 Categories (other): Biology, Medicine, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 15 17 10 12 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  4. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
    (biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
    (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
    Synonyms: vesicula
    Sense id: en-vesicle-en-noun-en:small_bladder_like_structure1 Categories (other): Biology, Medicine, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 15 17 10 12 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  5. (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ. Translations (anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue): rakkula (Finnish), κυστίδιο (kystídio) [neuter] (Greek), veziketo (Ido), 小胞 (shōhō) (alt: しょうほう) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-vesicle-en-noun-en:embryonic_precursor_of_an_organ Categories (other): Anatomy, Terms with Mandarin translations, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 15 17 10 12 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 9 14 11 11 47 8 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue': 8 6 8 8 64 5
  6. (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. Translations (geology: small cavity): кухина (kuhina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rakkula (Finnish), Blase [feminine] (German), 気孔 (kikō) (alt: きこう) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-vesicle-en-noun-en:geologic Categories (other): Geology, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 15 17 10 12 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: small cavity': 4 19 20 20 4 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macrovesicle, microvesicle, minivesicle, nanovesicle, neurovesicle, seminal vesicle, transport vesicle, tubulovesicle, vesicular Related terms: vesica, vesication, vesicula, vesicular, vesiculation Translations (anatomy: small sac or cyst): торбичка (torbička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), киста (kista) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vesícula [feminine] (Catalan), rakko (Finnish), Blase [feminine] (German), κυστίδιο (kystídio) [neuter] (Greek), vízhólyag (Hungarian), veziketo (Ido), 水疱 (suihō) (alt: すいほう) (Japanese) Translations (small bladderlike cell or cavity): мехурче (mehurče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vesícula [feminine] (Catalan), blaasje [neuter] (Dutch), vesikel [neuter] (Dutch), rakkula (Finnish), Blase [feminine] (German), κυστίδιο (kystídio) [neuter] (Greek), hólyag (Hungarian), hólyagocska (Hungarian), hólyagcsa (Hungarian), veziketo (Ido), cloigín [masculine] (Irish), veziculă [feminine] (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'anatomy: small sac or cyst': 3 15 30 30 16 6 Disambiguation of 'small bladderlike cell or cavity': 8 24 24 24 4 16

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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blase"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kystídio",
      "sense": "anatomy: small sac or cyst",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κυστίδιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anatomy: small sac or cyst",
      "word": "vízhólyag"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "anatomy: small sac or cyst",
      "word": "veziketo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すいほう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suihō",
      "sense": "anatomy: small sac or cyst",
      "word": "水疱"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue",
      "word": "rakkula"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kystídio",
      "sense": "anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κυστίδιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue",
      "word": "veziketo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうほう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōhō",
      "sense": "anatomy: pocket of embryonic tissue",
      "word": "小胞"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kuhina",
      "sense": "geology: small cavity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кухина"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "geology: small cavity",
      "word": "rakkula"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "geology: small cavity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blase"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikō",
      "sense": "geology: small cavity",
      "word": "気孔"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "vesicle"
  ],
  "word": "vesicle"
}

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