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phlyctena (iou)



phlyctena noun. . L17.
[mod. Latin from Greek phluktaina blister, from phluein, phluzein swell.]
Medicine. A small inflamed nodule or vesicle on the conjunctiva or cornea. Formerly also, a pimple or boil on the skin.
phlyctenular adjective pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by phlyctenae M19.