phlyctenule


phlyctenule

 [flik´ten-ūl] a minute vesicle; an ulcerated nodule of the cornea or conjunctiva.

phlyc·ten·u·la

, pl.

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]