pustule
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula (“inflamed sore, blister”).
Noun
pustule (plural pustules)
- (dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- A pimple filled with pus.
- 1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth, Chapter 8:
- Pigmy pagodas sprouted like pustules.
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- Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.
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Translations
a small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis
See also
Cutaneous condition (Pustule) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- abscess
- boil
- pimple
Italian
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