ECTHYMAS Synonyms

• a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

• (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

• (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

• get blistered

• subject to harsh criticism

• cause blisters to form on

• a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

• the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

• come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

• immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes

• bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

• be agitated

• be in an agitated emotional state

• a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark

• an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

• a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

• become infected with a canker

• infect with a canker

• any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part

• an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

• a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

• an open skin infection

• hurting

• causing misery or pain or distress

• roused to anger

• a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

• an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

• a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

• a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)

• the act of inflicting a wound

• put in a coil

• cause injuries or bodily harm to

• hurt the feelings of