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blain
(blān)n.
A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.
[Middle English, from Old English blegen.]
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blain
(bleɪn)n
(Pathology) a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin
[Old English blegen; related to Middle Low German bleine]
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blain
(bleɪn)n.
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
[before 1000; Middle English blein(e), Old English blegene, c. Middle Dutch bleine]
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Noun | 1. | blain - an inflammatory swelling or sore sore - an open skin infection chilblain, chilblains, pernio - inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture |
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blain
n. llaga, ampolla, pústula.
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