vesicle

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vesicle also vesicula (noun; Latin diminutive vesica, bladder, blister): 1. A sac, bladder, or cyst, frequently extensible.

2. (Annelida: Oligochaeta) The anteriorly or posteriorly directed pockets of a septum in which male germ cells mature; the reproductive system.