phlyctenula

phlyc·ten·u·la

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phlyc·ten·u·lae

(flik-ten'yū-lă, -yū-lē), A small red nodule of lymphoid cells, with ulcerated apex, occurring in the conjunctiva. Synonym(s): phlyctenule [Mod. L. dim. of G. phlyktaina, blister]

phlyc·ten·u·la

, pl. phlyctenulae (flik-ten'yū-lă, -lē) A small red nodule of lymphoid cells, with ulcerated apex, occurring in the conjunctiva.
Synonym(s): phlyctenule. [Mod. L. dim. of G. phlyktaina, blister]

phlyctenule

, phlyctenula (flik-ten′ūl″) (flik-ten′yŭ-lă) [Gr. phlyktaina, a blister; L. phlyctenula] A small vesicle or blister infiltrated by lymphocytes, as on the cornea or conjunctiva.