vesiculate

[ adjective vuh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb vuh-sik-yuh-leyt ]
/ adjective vəˈsɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt; verb vəˈsɪk yəˌleɪt /

adjective

characterized by or covered with vesicles.
of the nature of a vesicle.

verb (used with or without object), ve·sic·u·lat·ed, ve·sic·u·lat·ing.

to make or become vesicular.

Origin of vesiculate

1820–30; < New Latin vēsīculātus, equivalent to Latin vēsīcul(a) vesicle + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM vesiculate

ve·sic·u·la·tion, noun un·ve·sic·u·lat·ed, adjective

Words nearby vesiculate

vesicular ovarian follicle, vesicular resonance, vesicular respiration, vesicular stomatitis, vesicular transport, vesiculate, vesiculation, vesiculectomy, vesiculiform, vesiculitis, vesiculo-

British Dictionary definitions for vesiculation

vesiculate

verb (vɛˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt, lɪt)

to make (an organ or part) vesicular or (of an organ or part) to become vesicular

adjective (vɛˈsɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

containing, resembling, or characterized by a vesicle or vesicles

Derived forms of vesiculate

vesiculation, noun

Medical definitions for vesiculation (1 of 2)

vesiculation
[ vĕ-sĭk′yə-lā′shən ]

n.

The formation of vesicles. blistering vesication
The presence of vesicles.

Medical definitions for vesiculation (2 of 2)

vesiculate
[ vĕ-sĭk′yə-lāt′ ]

v.

To make or become vesicular.

adj.

Full of or bearing vesicles; vesicular.