vesicular Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Ve*sic"u*lar adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. vésiculaire.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to vesicles; esp., of or pertaining to the air vesicles, or air cells, of the lungs; as, vesicular breathing, or normal breathing, in which the air enters freely the air vesicles of the lungs.
  2. Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as, vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf.
  3. Having the form or structure of a vesicle; as, a vesicular body.

Webster 1913