Ves"i*cle (?), n. [L. vesicula, dim.
of vesica a bladder, blister; akin to Skr. vasti bladder: cf.
F. vésicule.] A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity;
a cyst; a cell. Specifically: --
(a) (Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the
substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
(b) (Med.) A small, and more or less
circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery
fluid.
(c) (Anat.) A cavity or sac, especially one
filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
(d) (Zoöl.) A small convex hollow
prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
(e) (Geol.) A small cavity, nearly spherical
in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in
some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in
the molten mass.
Ves"i*cle (?), n. [L. vesicula, dim.
of vesica a bladder, blister; akin to Skr. vasti bladder: cf.
F. vésicule.] A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity;
a cyst; a cell. Specifically: --
(a) (Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the
substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
(b) (Med.) A small, and more or less
circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery
fluid.
(c) (Anat.) A cavity or sac, especially one
filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.
(d) (Zoöl.) A small convex hollow
prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
(e) (Geol.) A small cavity, nearly spherical
in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in
some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in
the molten mass.
