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phlyctena

or phlyc·tae·na

[flik-tee-nuh]
noun, plural phlyc·te·nae [flik-tee-nee] /flɪkˈti ni/. Pathology.
  1. a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
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Origin of phlyctena

1685–95; < New Latin, variant of phlyctaena < Greek phlýktaina a blister, akin to phlýein, phlýzein to swell, boil over
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British Dictionary definitions for phlyctena

phlyctena

phlyctaena

noun plural -nae (-niː)
  1. pathol a small blister, vesicle, or pustule
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Word Origin for phlyctena

C17: via New Latin from Greek phluktaina, from phluzein to swell
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phlyctena in Medicine

phlyctena

n. pl. phlyc•te•nae (-nē)
  1. A small blister or vesicle, especially one of multiple blisters caused by a mild burn.
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Related formsphlyc′ten′ar (flĭk′tĕn′ər) adj.
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