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vesicate

[ ves-i-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

vesicated, vesicating.
  1. to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.


vesicate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to blister
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vesicate1

1650–60; < New Latin ŧīٳܲ (past participle of ŧī to blister), equivalent to ŧī ( a ) ( vesica ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vesicate1

C17: from New Latin ŧī to blister; see vesica
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In a few hours the cuticle was raised and vesicated; I evacuated a viscid puriform fluid, and I directed the constant application of the cold poultice and lotion.

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The use of a vesicating ointment subsequent to cauterization invites infection because of the dust that is retained in contact with the wound.

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When the chilblains vesicate, ulcerate or slough, it is better to omit the aconite and apply the other components of the liniment without it.

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Scores of globules of mercury soon appeared over a vesicated surface, the result of a previous blister applied to the epigastric region.

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If no marked swelling results within forty-eight hours the entire fetlock region is thoroughly vesicated and, as soon as the skin has recovered from the effects of the vesicant, pressure bandages may be employed.

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