phlyctena

or phlyc·tae·na

[ flik-tee-nuh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural phlyc·te·nae [flik-, tee, -nee].

1. a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.

phlyctena

/ flɪkˈtiːnə /

noun

1. pathol a small blister, vesicle, or pustule

Word History and Origins

Origin of phlyctena¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of phlyctena¹

C17: via New Latin from Greek phluktaina, from phluzein to swell