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phlyctena
Or phlyc·tae·na
[flik-tee-nuh]
noun
Pathology.
plural
phlyctenaea small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
phlyctena
/ flɪkˈtiːnə /
noun
pathol a small blister, vesicle, or pustule
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phlyctena1
1685–95; < New Latin, variant of phlyctaena < Greek phlýktaina a blister, akin to phlýein, phlýzein to swell, boil over
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phlyctena1
C17: via New Latin from Greek phluktaina, from phluzein to swell
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Phlyct�na, Phlyctena, flik-tē′na, n. a small vesicle.—adjs.
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