Definitions for fever blister

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fe′ver blis`ter(n.)

  1. a cold sore.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of fever blister:

1880–85

Princeton's WordNet

  1. oral herpes, herpes labialis, cold sore, fever blister(noun)

    caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)


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