phlyc·te·na also phlyc·tae·na  (flĭk-tē'nə)  n. pl. phlyc·te·nae also phlyc·tae·nae (-nē) A small blister or vesicle, especially one of multiple blisters caused by a mild burn. [New Latin, from Greek phluktaina, blister, from phlūzein, to boil over, variant of phlūein; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.] phlyc'ten'ar (flĭk'těn'ər) adj. |