blister

• But from the interior the blister is surprisingly fragile. —  AnalogSFF,December2007
• Where the stomach refused the remedies a blister was usually the most effectual means of stopping the sickness. —  The Personal Life Of David Livingstone
• A blister is placed on a patient and forbidden to act; the skin is untouched when the blister is removed: a bit of wet paper is given by thought the qualities of the blister, and it will raise the skin, with all the accompaniments of the chemical blister. —  London Lectures of 1907
• Cold-water douches should be used once or twice a day, followed by cold-water bandages, until the fever has subsided and the soreness is largely removed, when a blister is to be applied In old windgalls, which cause more or less stiffness, some relief may be had by the use of cold-compress bandages, elastic boots, or the red iodid of mercury blisters. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
• The opening of the blister was a sign of surrender The two first ball lightning bolts were miniatures. —  The Pirates of Ersatz

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