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cellular vesicle
cell·u·lar ve·si·cle
Definitions related to cellular vesicle:
  • (vesicle) A small sac formed by a membrane and filled with liquid. Vesicles inside cells move substances into or out of the cell. Vesicles made in the laboratory can be used to carry drugs to cells in the body.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (vesicle) Any small, fluid-filled, spherical organelle enclosed by membrane.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • A closed structure surrounded by a single membrane.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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