fever blister
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of fever + blister,[1] likely for an association with fever or other illness.
Noun[edit]
fever blister (plural fever blisters)
- A cold sore, an outbreak of vesicles caused by herpes simplex viral infection, especially when recurring during another illness that causes fever.
References[edit]
- ^ “fever, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March, 2019.