phlyctena

or phlyc·tae·na

[ flik-tee-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

, plural phlyc·te·nae [flik-, tee, -nee].

phlyctena

/ flɪkˈtiːnə /

1685–95; < New Latin, variant of phlyctaena < Greek phlýktaina a blister, akin to phlýein, phlýzein to swell, boil over

C17: via New Latin from Greek phluktaina, from phluzein to swell

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