fever blister
English
noun
Definitions
- A cold sore, an outbreak of vesicles caused by herpes simplex viral infection, especially when recurring during another illness that causes fever.
Etymology
Compound from English fever + English blister (blister, blister pack).
Origin
English
blister
Gloss
blister, blister pack
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiblister English
- antifever English
- beblister English
- blister English
- blisterfoil English
- blisterlike English
- blistery English
- enfever English
- fever English
- fever-ridden English
- fevered English
- feveret English
- fevereth English
- feverish English
- feverless English
- feverlike English
- feverous English
- feverroot English
- feversome English
- feverweed English
- feverwort English
- fevery English
- hayfever English
- microblister English
- blister Dutch, Flemish
- blíster Spanish, Castilian
- blister Polish
- fever Middle English
- blestre Old French
- ifiva Xhosa
- fiva Tok Pisin
- piva Tok Pisin