Ampolla (en. Blister)

/amˈpoʎa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Formation of a bubble or vesicle on the skin, filled with liquid.

After walking so much, I got a blister on my foot.

Después de caminar tanto, me salió una ampolla en el pie.

Small container, usually glass, used to hold liquids.

The laboratory had several ampoules with different reagents.

El laboratorio tenía varias ampollas con diferentes reactivos.

Cavity in the skin that forms due to a burn or abrasion.

The blister on my hand hurt a lot.

La ampolla en mi mano me dolía mucho.

From Latin 'ampŭlla', meaning 'vessel'.

glass ampoule

A glass container used to hold liquids in laboratories.

ampolla de vidrio

to blister

Refers to the formation of a blister on the skin due to a burn or friction.

hacer ampolla

insulin ampoule

Specific ampoule for the administration of insulin.

ampolla de insulina

bubble

Bubble of air or gas in a liquid.

burbuja

vesicle

Small pouch or cavity that contains liquid.

vesícula

blister

Medical term referring to a blister.

flictena

Blister from rubbing

I got a blister from wearing new shoes.

Me salió una ampolla por ir con zapatos nuevos.

Blister on the foot

These walks left me with blisters full.

Estas caminatas me dejaron las ampollas repletas.