Etymology

phlyctidium

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Today it means: A kind of large blister. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φλυκτίς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφλυκτίς“boil”
  2. English todayphlyctidium

From Ancient Greek φλυκτίς (phluktís, “boil”).

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