phlyctena

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/flɪkˈtiːnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flik tē′nə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phlyc•te•na  (flik tē′nə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
Also, phlyctaena. 
  • Greek phlýktaina a blister, akin to phlýein, phlýzein to swell, boil over
  • Neo-Latin, variant of phlyctaena
  • 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phlyctena, phlyctaena / flɪkˈtiːnə/ ( -nae / -niː/)
  1. a small blister, vesicle, or pustule
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek phluktaina, from phluzein to swell

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