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vesicate

[ ves-i-keyt ]

/ ˈvɛs ɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), ves·i·cat·ed, ves·i·cat·ing.

to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.

Origin of vesicate

1650–60; < New Latin vēsīcātus (past participle of vēsīcāre to blister), equivalent to vēsīc(a) (see vesica) + -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM vesicate

ves·i·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby vesicate

vesical hematuria, vesical hernia, vesical triangle, vesical vein, vesicant, vesicate, vesication, vesicatory, vesicle, vesico-, vesicocele

Example sentences from the Web for vesication

The vesication produced is the test of the presence of cantharides.

Memoranda on Poisons |Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Absorption by the skin is most vigorous when the cuticle is removed by vesication, or blistering.

A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) |Calvin Cutter
I simply evacuated the fluid of the vesication and left the part exposed to dry.

An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers |John Higginbottom
Firing and vesication have not been productive of beneficial results.

Lameness of the Horse |John Victor Lacroix

Still more remarkable are the cases of vesication produced in hypnotized subjects by means of suggestion.

Essay on the Creative Imagination |Th. Ribot

British Dictionary definitions for vesication

vesicate

/ (ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪt) /

verb

to blister

Derived forms of vesicate

vesication, noun

Word Origin for vesicate

C17: from New Latin vēsīcāre to blister; see vesica

Medical definitions for vesication

vesication

[ vĕs′ĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

vesiculation