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Bulla

A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.

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Broader term 4

Cyst 76% connected

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavities or in…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seal 76% connected

Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stamp 76% connected

To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vesicle 76% connected

A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pustule 76% connected

A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blister 74% connected

A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fl…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blister 74% connected

A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fl…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blistery 74% connected

Full of blisters.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blistery 74% connected

Full of blisters.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Bleb 92% connected

A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Blister 92% connected

A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fl…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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