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vesicle

n. (உள்., தாவ., மண்.) சிறு சவ்வுப் பை, சிறு கொப்புளம், சிறு குமிஸீ, சிறு உட்குடைவுப் பொள்ளலிடம்.


Ves"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. vesicula, dim. of vesica a bladder, blister; akin to Skr. vasti bladder: cf. F. vésicule.] Defn: A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. Specifically: --(a) (Bot.) Defn: A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf. (b) (Med.) Defn: 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.


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