vesicles

Small fluid containers

Vesicles are small fluid-filled sacs or bladder-like structures.

In biology, vesicles are membrane-bound compartments within cells that transport materials or store substances.

In medicine, vesicles are small blisters on the skin containing clear fluid: The rash presented with clusters of vesicles.

The singular is vesicle.

cellular

membrane

Thin tissue sheet

phospholipid · lysosome · secretion · endoplasmic · synaptic · neurotransmitter · autophagy · phagocytosis · liposome · cytoplasm

dermal

blister

Fluid-filled skin swelling

sore · ulcer · herpes · shingles · chickenpox · friction · fluid-filled · healing · redness · itching

volcanic

lava

Erupted liquid stone

  • magmaMolten rock underground
  • basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
  • pumiceLightweight volcanic abrasive

scoria · igneous · gas · cavity · void · porous · obsidian · eruption · degassing · trapped

Categories
Opposites
cellular structure type

vesiclesribosomes

Cellular translation machinery

cytoskeleton · microtubules · filaments · centrioles · chromatin

structural containment

vesiclesaggregates

Collects into totals

fibers · crystals · inclusions · granules

material transport mechanism

vesiclesdiffusion

Passive molecular spreading

carrier proteins · pores

Family

vesicle

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G