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phlyctena

or ⳦·ٲ·Բ

[ flik-tee-nuh ]

noun

Pathology.
plural phlyctenae
  1. a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.


phlyctena

/ ڱɪˈپːə /

noun

  1. pathol a small blister, vesicle, or pustule
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phlyctena1

1685–95; < New Latin, variant of phlyctaena < Greek ýٲԲ a blister, akin to phlýein, phlýzein to swell, boil over
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51Թ 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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