phlyctenule
[flik´ten-ūl] a minute vesicle; an ulcerated nodule of the cornea or conjunctiva.
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phlyc·ten·u·la
, pl. phlyc·ten·u·lae
(flik-ten'yū-lă, -yū-lē), A small red nodule of lymphoid cells, with ulcerated apex, occurring in the conjunctiva.
[Mod. L. dim. of G. phlyktaina, blister]
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phlyc·ten·u·la
, pl. phlyctenulae (flik-ten'yū-lă, -lē) A small red nodule of lymphoid cells, with ulcerated apex, occurring in the conjunctiva.
Synonym(s):
phlyctenule.
[Mod. L. dim. of G. phlyktaina, blister]
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