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vesicle

ves.i.cle \'ves-i-k*l\ n [MF vesicule, fr. L vesicula small bladder, 
   blister, fr. dim. of Xvesica : a body felt to resemble a bladder esp. in 
   constituting a small thin-wall ed cavity : as : a plant or animal structure 
   (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in the form o f a membranous cavity; esp : 
   one filled with fluid : a small elevation of the cuticle of the skin 
   containing a clear watery  fluid : BLISTER : a small cavity in a mineral