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Vesicle

Etymology:

L. vēsīcula: "little bladder"

Definition:

1) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell. 

2) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb. 

3) Such a blister that is less than 1 cm in diameter (dermatology).

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