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vesicular

American  
[vuh-sik-yuh-ler] / vəˈsɪk yə lər /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.

  2. having the form of a vesicle.

  3. characterized by or consisting of vesicles.


Other Word Forms

  • intervesicular adjective
  • nonvesicular adjective
  • nonvesicularly adverb
  • subvesicular adjective
  • vesicularly adverb

Etymology

Origin of vesicular

1705–15; < New Latin vēsīculāris, equivalent to Latin vēsīcul ( a ) vesicle + -āris -ar 1

Example Sentences

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African swine fever, classical swine fever, Newcastle disease, foot-and-mouth disease and swine vesicular disease are among ailments in Kenya that Customs cited as risks.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

African swine fever, classical swine fever, Newcastle disease, foot-and-mouth disease, and swine vesicular disease are among ailments in Kenya that Customs cited as risks.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Defra said the clinical signs of swine vesicular disease could be confused with foot and mouth disease, so it was essential any suspicion of SVD in pigs was reported.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

The Merck vaccine uses a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus to deliver the vaccine to cells, while the Johnson and Johnson vaccine used an adenovirus.

From New York Times • May 8, 2019

Adipose, ad′i-pōz, adj. fatty.—Adipose tissue, the vesicular structure in the animal body which contains the fat.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various