vesicle

noun

Etymology: From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule.

1. A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
2. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
3. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
4. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
5. A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
6. A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.

   “It frequently contains holes, or vesicles, especially nearer the surface of a flow where gas has escaped.”