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fever blister

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noun

cold sore.

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RELATED WORDS

blister, vesicle, bulla

Nearby words

feuerbach, ludwig andreas, feuillant, feuilleton, fev, fever, fever blister, fever heat, fever pitch, fever therapy, fever tree, fever twig

Origin of fever blister

First recorded in 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for fever blister

fever blister

fever sore

noun

another name for cold sore
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for fever blister

fever blister

n.

Cold sore.
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