phlyc·te·na also phlyc·tae·na (fl k-t  n )n. pl. phlyc·te·nae also phlyc·tae·nae (-n ) A small blister or vesicle, especially one of multiple blisters caused by a mild burn. [New Latin, from Greek phluktaina, blister, from phl  zein, to boil over, variant of phlein; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]phlyc ten ar (flkt nr) adj. |
phlyctena, phlyctaena [flɪkˈtiːnə]
n pl -nae [-niː]
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a small blister, vesicle, or pustule
[via New Latin from Greek phluktaina, from phluzein to swell]
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