vacuole
noun /ˈvækjuəʊl/
/ˈvækjuəʊl/
- (biology
) a small space within a cell, usually filled with liquid生物 (细胞内的)液泡,泡 - (medical
) a small hole in the tissue of the body, usually caused by disease医学 (身体组织中由疾病等造成的)空泡
词源mid 19th cent.: from French, diminutive of Latin vacuus ‘empty’.