vesicle.

1. A small, raised pocket of fluid in or beneath the skin.

2. A small membrane-bound sac or cavity in biological tissue, especially within a cell.

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Words that belong together

• skin vesicle
• fluid-filled vesicle

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A clear vesicle appeared beside the bite.

The vesicles burst beneath the bandage.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular: vesicle; plural: vesicles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.