vesication

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a patient's skin showing signs of vesication.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin: A medical term for the process of developing small, fluid-filled blisters.

Usage

• The term "vesication" is a technical, medical noun used to describe a pathological condition or a deliberate therapeutic process (like in some traditional medicines) where blisters form.
• It is typically used in clinical descriptions, medical reports, or dermatological contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient's severe burn resulted in significant vesication of the epidermis.
  • The doctor noted that the rash was characterized by vesication and erythema.
  • In some historical treatments, vesication was intentionally induced to draw out toxins.

Advanced Usage

• "To cause vesication": This verbal phrase describes the action of inducing blister formation.
  • The chemical agent is known to cause vesication upon contact with skin.

Variants and Related Words

• Vesicant (noun/adjective): An agent that causes blistering; having the property to cause blisters.
  • Mustard gas is a potent vesicant.
• Vesicle (noun): The small blister or fluid-filled sac itself.
  • The vesicles were clear and measured about 2-3 mm in diameter.
• Vesiculate (verb): To form or become covered with vesicles.
  • The affected skin began to vesiculate within hours.

Synonyms

• Blistering: The process of forming blisters.
• Bullation: (Less common) The formation of bullae (large blisters).

Related Phrases

• Vesicular eruption: A clinical phrase describing a rash that features vesicles.
  • The diagnosis was consistent with a vesicular eruption caused by the virus.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Từ đồng nghĩa

• vesiculation
• blistering