Bladderet

/ˈblæd.ə.ret/ noun

Definition

A small or young bladder, or an archaic medical term for a small blister or pustule on the skin.

Etymology

From 'bladder' + diminutive suffix '-et,' a medieval medical term that appears in 17th-century texts but is now obsolete in modern usage.

Kelly Says

Medieval doctors had amazing specific vocabulary—'bladderet' shows they distinguished between different sizes of skin formations, suggesting careful clinical observation centuries before modern dermatology!

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