Meaning & use
vesicle
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A small fluid-filled sac or bubble-like structure, found in cells, tissue, or skin.
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The virus caused small, fluid-filled vesicles to form on the skin.
Vesicles transport proteins between different compartments inside a cell.
A note on using this word
Used both in cell biology (transport vesicles) and in medicine, where it describes small blisters on the skin.
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