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vesicular

[vuh-sik-yuh-ler]
adjective
  1. of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
  2. having the form of a vesicle.
  3. characterized by or consisting of vesicles.
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Origin of vesicular

1705–15; < New Latin vēsīculāris, equivalent to Latin vēsīcul(a) vesicle + -āris -ar1
Related formsve·sic·u·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·ve·sic·u·lar, adjectivenon·ve·sic·u·lar, adjectivenon·ve·sic·u·lar·ly, adverbsub·ve·sic·u·lar, adjective
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Word Origin and History for non-vesicular

vesicular

adj.

1715, from Modern Latin vesicularis, from vesicula, diminutive of vesica "bladder" (see ventral).

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non-vesicular in Medicine

vesicular

(vĕ-sĭk′yə-lər)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to vesicles.
  2. Composed of or containing vesicles.
  3. Having the form of a vesicle.
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