vesicle
/ˈvɛsɪkəl/
noun
- A small, fluid-filled sac or blister on the skin.
- The doctor examined the vesicle to determine if it was infected.
- The rash started with a single vesicle on his arm.
- She developed a vesicle after touching the poisonous plant.
- A small, membrane-bound sac within a cell that stores or transports substances.
- Scientists observed how the vesicle moved through the cytoplasm.
- Neurotransmitters are released from a vesicle into the synapse.
- The cell uses a vesicle to carry proteins to the surface.
- A small, fluid-filled cavity in a plant or animal body.
- In some animals, a vesicle stores waste before it is expelled.
- The biologist found a vesicle inside the leaf tissue.
- The air vesicle helps the plant float on water.