Vesicle vs Bullae - What's the difference?
vesicle | bullae |
(cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
A small bladder-like cell or cavity.
(anatomy) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
(anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
(geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
* 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
As nouns the difference between vesicle and bullae
is that vesicle is a membrane-bound compartment found in a cell while bullae is plural of bulla.vesicle
English
(wikipedia vesicle)Noun
(en noun)- It frequently contains holes, or vesicles , especially nearer the surface of a flow where gas has escaped.
