phlyctena

phlyctena
/flik tee"neuh/, n., pl. phlyctenae /-nee/. Pathol.
a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
Also, phlyctaena.
[1685-95; < NL, var. of phlyctaena < Gk phlýktaina a blister, akin to phlýein, phlýzein to swell, boil over]

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  • phlyctenule — [flik ten′yool] n. 〚ModL phlyctenula: see PHLYCTENA & ULE〛 a small phlyctena phlyctenular adj. * * * …   Universalium

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  • bhleu- — To swell, well up, overflow. Extension of bhel 2. 1. Possibly Germanic *blaut . bloat, from Old Norse blautr, soft, wet. 2. Extended form *bhleugʷ . fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flume, fluor …   Universalium

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