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blister
1. A collection of fluid underneath the top layer of skin (epidermis).
2. A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation; it is a similar swelling on a plant.
3. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
4. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure; such as, one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.
5. Etymology: The word blister entered English in the 14th century. It came from the Middle Dutch bluyster, "blister" and was a modification of the Old French blostre which meant "a leprous nodule" that was a bump in the skin caused by leprosy.
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(Greek: pemphix, "blister"; blistering skin diseases or a swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation; a bump or small swelling on or beneath the skin)
(Latin: blister, pimple)
(Latin: bladder; blister)
(Latin: [small] blister; literally, "small bladder")
(Latin: to bubble, a bubble; to blister, a blister)
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pus blister
A blister containing purulent matter.
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