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blister
blister A raised, well circumscribed lesion of the skin, containing a sterile fluid, derived from the serum. Strictly, a blister or bulla has a diameter of greater than 5 mm, smaller lesions being called vesicles. Commonly they become infected and fill with pus, and are then known as pustules. They are caused by trauma (friction, burns, and scalds), allergic contact dermatitis, insect bites, sunburn, etc. In earlier times agents were used to raise vesicles or blisters on the skin to relieve the pain from deeper structures by the process of counter-irritation. A commonly used vesicant was a powder derived from the pulverized dried beetles of Lytta vesicatoria, containing cantharidin, and commonly known as Spanish Fly or Blistering Beetle.
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COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "blister." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "blister." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-blister.html COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "blister." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-blister.html |
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blis·ter / ˈblistər/ • n. a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage. ∎ a similar swelling, filled with air or fluid, on the surface of a plant, heated metal, painted wood, or other object. • v. 1. [intr.] form swellings filled with air or fluid on the surface of something: the surface of the door began to blister [as adj.] (blistered) he had blistered feet. ∎ [tr.] cause blisters to form on the surface of: a caustic liquid that blisters the skin. 2. criticize sharply: they came out and blistered the girls for pulling leaves off a chestnut tree. |
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"blister." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "blister." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-blister.html "blister." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-blister.html |
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blister puffy swelling of the outer skin (epidermis) caused by burn, friction, or irritants like poison ivy. A response of the body to protect deeper tissue, blisters generally contain serum, the liquid component of blood. The so-called blood blister, however, forms over ruptured capillaries and therefore contains whole blood. |
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"blister." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "blister." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-blister.html "blister." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-blister.html |
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blister (blis-ter) n. a swelling containing watery fluid (serum) and sometimes also blood (blood b.) or pus, within or just beneath the skin.
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"blister." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "blister." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-blister.html "blister." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-blister.html |
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blister sb. XIII. ME. blister, blester, of unkn. orig.; poss. — OF. blestre, blostre swelling, pimple.
Hence blister vb. XV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "blister." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "blister." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-blister.html T. F. HOAD. "blister." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-blister.html |
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"blister." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "blister." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-blister.html "blister." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-blister.html |
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