Vesicle
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Vesicle may refer to:
Cell biology
- Vesicle (biology and chemistry), a supramolecular assembly of lipid molecules, like a cell membrane
- Synaptic vesicle
Human embryology
- Vesicle (embryology), bulge-like features of the early neural tube during embryonic brain development
- Auditory vesicle
- Optic vesicles
Human anatomy and morphology
- Seminal vesicle
- Vesicle (dermatology), a liquid-filled cavity under the epidermis, commonly called a blister
- Bleb (medicine), a blister-like protrusion filled with serous fluid
Non-human morphology
- Subsporangial vesicle
- Juice vesicles, the pulp found in the endocarp of common citrus members
Geology
- Vesicular texture, a small enclosed cavity found in some volcanic rock, such as basalt