blister (redirected from blister fly)

blister /blis·ter/ (blis´ter) a vesicle, especially a bulla.

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blood blister  a vesicle having bloody contents, as may be caused by a pinch or bruise.

fever blister  see herpes simplex.

water blister  one with clear watery contents.

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blis·ter (blstr)

n.

A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning, infection, or irritation.

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blister,

n See vesicle or bulla.

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blister

1. a vesicle, especially a bulla, a lesion of the skin.

2. a paste containing an irritant such as cantharides used to plaster onto a horse's leg to produce counterirritation and encourage healing of a strained tendon or ligament.

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blister beetle

see epicauta vittata.

blood blister

a vesicle having bloody contents, as may be caused by a pinch or bruise.

blister fly

see cantharis vesicatoria.

internal blister

see sclerosing agents.