vesicular

/vi'sikjulə/

Thân thiện

The doctor listens for vesicular breath sounds with a stethoscope.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to, composed of, or characterized by vesicles: A vesicle is a small fluid-filled sac, blister, or cavity within the body or in geological formations. The term "vesicular" describes something that has the nature or appearance of such structures.
   • Pertaining to the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs: In medical contexts, it specifically describes the normal, healthy sound of air moving through these small sacs during breathing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The dermatologist identified a vesicular rash, characterized by numerous small blisters on the skin.
  • The geologist examined the vesicular basalt, noting its porous texture full of small holes from trapped gas bubbles.
  • Upon auscultation, the doctor confirmed the patient had clear, vesicular breath sounds.

Advanced Usage

• "Vesicular transport": In cell biology, this refers to the movement of materials within membrane-bound sacs (vesicles) inside a cell.

  • The Golgi apparatus is central to vesicular transport within the cell.

• "Vesicular stomatitis": A viral disease affecting livestock, causing blister-like lesions.

  • The farm was quarantined due to an outbreak of vesicular stomatitis.

Variants and Related Words

• Vesicle (n): A small sac or blister containing fluid.

  • A lipid vesicle can be used in drug delivery systems.

• Vesiculate (v): To form or become vesicular; to make into vesicles.

  • The heat caused the resin to vesiculate and form a frothy texture.

Synonyms

• Blister-like: Resembling or having the form of blisters.
• Alveolar: Specifically relating to the alveoli of the lungs (a close synonym in medical respiratory contexts).
• Pustular: Relating to or covered with pustules (a related, but distinct, term often for pus-filled lesions).

Related Phrases

(Note: "Vesicular" is a technical adjective and does not commonly form phrasal verbs. It is typically used in compound noun phrases.) - Vesicular breath sounds: The normal, soft, rustling sound of air flowing through the lung's alveoli, heard with a stethoscope. - Vesicular gland: A gland whose secretory unit has a sac-like form.

Related Idioms

(Note: As a highly specialized scientific and medical term, "vesicular" is not used in idiomatic expressions.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or involving vesicles
   • normal vesicular breathing