ves|i|cle

ves|i|cle
ves|i|cle «VEHS uh kuhl», noun.
1. a small bladder, cavity, sac, or cyst, especially one filled with fluid. A blister is a vesicle in the skin.
2. Botany. a small bladder or air cavity resembling a bladder.
3. Geology. a small spherical or oval cavity in igneous rock produced by the presence of bubbles of gas or vapor during the rock's solidification.
[< Latin vēsīcula (diminutive) < vēsīca bladder, blister]

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