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rakkula — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blister noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
  • follicle noun A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
  • vesicle noun A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
  • wen noun A harmless cyst or lump under the skin, especially on the scalp.

Senses

rakkula is used for these senses in English:

  • alveolus (anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
  • blister A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
  • follicle (anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
  • pock A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
  • vesicle (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
  • wen A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.

blister — full definition

  1. noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
  2. noun A bubble or raised patch on a surface such as paint or plastic.
  3. verb To develop blisters, or to cause them to form.
  4. verb To criticise someone harshly.

follicle — full definition

  1. noun A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
  2. noun A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

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