VESICATION

vesiculation, vesication, blistering

(noun) the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

vesication (countable and uncountable, plural vesications)

The formation of vesicles; blistering.

Anagrams

• noviciates, sonicative

Source: Wiktionary


Ves`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vésication.] (Med.)

Definition: The process of vesicating, or of raising blisters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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