(water) blister

  • 1water blister — n. a blister containing a clear, watery fluid without pus or blood …

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  • 2water blister — noun blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content • Hypernyms: ↑blister, ↑bulla, ↑bleb * * * noun 1. : a blister with a clear watery content that is not purulent or sanguineous compare blood blister 2 …

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  • 3Water blister — A blister with clear watery contents that is not purulent (does not contain pus) and is not sanguineous (does not contain blood). A blister is medically termed a vesicle. One that is more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls and is full of… …

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  • 4water blister — a blister that contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid contains blood. [1890 95] * * * …

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  • 5water blister — /ˈwɔtə blɪstə/ (say wawtuh blistuh) noun a blister which contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid is sanguineous …

  • 6water blister — noun Date: 1836 a blister with a clear watery content …

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  • 7water blister — wa′ter blis ter n. pat a blister containing a clear fluid • Etymology: 1890–95 …

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  • 8water — [wôt′ər, wät′ər] n. [ME < OE wæter, akin to Ger wasser < IE * wodōr < * wed , to wet (< base * awed , to moisten, flow) > Gr hydōr, water, L unda, a wave, Russ voda, water, Ir uisce, water] 1. the colorless, transparent liquid… …

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  • 9Blister — A collection of fluid underneath the top layer of skin (epidermis). One that is more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls and is full of watery fluid is called a bulla or a bleb. There are many causes of blisters including burns, friction forces …

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  • 10water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… …

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