Vesicating

Vesicating
Vesicate Ves"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vesicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vesicating}.] [See {Vesicant}.] (Med.) To raise little bladders or blisters upon; to inflame and separate the cuticle of; to blister. --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]

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