different between amygdale vs vesicle

English

Noun

amygdale (plural amygdales)

1. (geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
2. Misspelling of amygdala.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala (“almond”). Doublet of amande.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mi.dal/, /a.mi?.dal/

Noun

amygdale f (plural amygdales)

1. (anatomy) tonsil

Further reading

• “amygdale” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

amygdale

1. vocative singular of amygdalus

English

Etymology

From Middle French vesicule, from Latin v?s?cula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?s?k?l/, /?vi?s?k?l/
• Hyphenation: ves?i?cle
• Homophone: vesical (for some pronunciations)

Noun

vesicle (plural vesicles)

1. (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
2. A small bladder-like cell or cavity; a vesicula.
3. (anatomy) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
4. (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
5. (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:

     It frequently contains holes, or vesicles, especially nearer the surface of a flow where gas has escaped.

Derived terms

Related terms

• vesica
• vesication
• vesicula
• vesicular
• vesiculation

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