intumesce vs blister

intumesce is not a noun while blister is a noun.

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

As verbs, blister is a hyponym of intumesce; that is, blister is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intumesce:

Other hyponyms of intumesce include distend, belly, belly out, blow up, puff, puff out, puff up, bloat, vesicate.

intumesce (noun)	blister (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)

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