Meaning | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid. |
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Synonyms | blister, bleb |
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Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
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Narrower | blood blister | blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury |
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pustule | A small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus |
water blister | blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content |
Broader | vesicle, cyst | A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
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Spanish | ampolla |
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Catalan | ampolla, butllofa |
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