blister vs intumesce

blister is a noun but intumesce is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blister	Yes	No	Yes	No
intumesce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, intumesce is a hypernym of blister; that is, intumesce is a word with a broader meaning than blister:

Other hypernyms of blister include swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce.

blister (noun)	intumesce (noun)
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

blister (verb)	intumesce (verb)
get blistered	expand abnormally
cause blisters to form on	move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
subject to harsh criticism