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| aphtha |
a small white spot or blister on the lips or in the mouth or intestines that is a symptom of certain viral or fungal infections. |
| blister |
to raise a blister on. [2/5 definitions] |
| blood blister |
a blister that contains blood and sometimes also serum. (Cf. water blister.) |
| cold sore |
the blisters themselves; fever blister. [1/2 definitions] |
| fever blister |
a blister on the face or lips often accompanying a cold or fever; cold sore. |
| pustule |
any similar bump, such as a blister or boil. [1/2 definitions] |
| Spanish fly |
a potentially dangerous powder made by grinding a species of European blister beetle and formerly used as a diuretic or aphrodisiac. [1/2 definitions] |
| vesicate |
to cause blisters on; blister. |
| vesicle |
a small cyst, blister, or the like, esp. one containing fluid. [1/3 definitions] |
| water blister |
a blister containing a clear, serous fluid. (Cf. blood blister.) |
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