1. to form or become covered with small blisters or vesicles
Usage: medical; scientific

1. having or characterized by small blisters or vesicles
Usage: medical; scientific

Examples

• The patient’s skin began to vesiculate after exposure to the chemical.
• Heat can cause paint to vesiculate and peel.
• The vesiculate rash appeared on his arms within hours.
• Volcanic rock often has a vesiculate texture from trapped gas bubbles.
• The dermatologist examined the vesiculate lesions carefully.
• Certain medications can cause the skin to vesiculate as a side effect.