Definition of Blisters. Meaning of Blisters. Synonyms of Blisters

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Definition of Blisters

Blister
Blister Blis"ter, v. t. 1. To raise a blister or blisters upon. My hands were blistered. --Franklin. 2. To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue. --Shak.
Blister
Blister Blis"ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.] 1. 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 fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle. And painful blisters swelled my tender hands. --Grainger. 2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel. 3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison. Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the Lytta (or Cantharis) vesicatoria, called Cantharis or Spanish fly by druggists. See Cantharis. Blister fly, a blister beetle. Blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies. Blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. Called also blistered steel. Blood blister. See under Blood.
Blister
Blister Blis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blistered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blistering.] To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on. Let my tongue blister. --Shak.

Meaning of Blisters from wikipedia

- infection. Most blisters are filled with a clear fluid, either serum or plasma. However, blisters can be filled with blood (known as "blood blisters") or with...
- their ability to cause severe chemical burns, resulting in painful water blisters on the bodies of those affected. Although the term is often used in connection...
- "Blister in the Sun" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. It was later released...
- without protective equipment. Blood blisters can also arise from forcible human contact, including grappling. Blood blisters also may occur with friction caused...
- Fracture blisters occur on skin overlying a fractured bone, and fractures complicated by the development of overlying blisters remain a clinical dilemma...
- contamination for extended periods of time. Opaque blisters also protect light-sensitive products against UV rays. Blister packs are used to package products such...
- heat, moisture, or cotton socks. Friction blisters are characterized by vesicles or bullae.: 43  Coma blister Skin lesion List of cutaneous conditions...
- appearance. Sucking blisters are due to natural neonatal sucking reflexes on the affected areas in utero. These sucking blisters become present at birth...
- Jimmy Eat World from the album Clarity "Blisters", a song by Neurosis from the album The Word as Law "Blisters", a song by War from the album Deliver the...
- Edema blisters (also known as "Edema bulla", "Hydrostatic bulla," and "Stasis blister") are a cutaneous condition that develop in patients with an acute...