psydracium

noun

psy·​dra·​cium

sīˈdrāsh(ē)əm

plural psydracia

-)ə

archaic

: pimple, pustule

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek psydrakion, from psydrak- psydrax blister on the tongue (from psydros lying, untrue, from pseudein to lie, falsify) + -ion (noun suffix)

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