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vesicle

1. Pathol

a. any small sac or cavity, esp one containing serous fluid

b. a blister

2. Geology a rounded cavity within a rock formed during solidification by expansion of the gases present in the magma

3. Botany a small bladder-like cavity occurring in certain seaweeds and aquatic plants

vesicle [′ves·ə·kəl]

(biology)

A small, thin-walled bladderlike cavity, usually filled with fluid.

(geology)

A cavity in lava formed by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. Also known as air sac; bladder; saccus; vacuole; wing.

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vesicle (redirected from olfactory vesicle)

vesicle
(redirected from olfactory vesicle)