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pus·tule
(pŭs′cho͞ol, pŭs′tyo͞ol)n.
1. A small inflamed elevation of the skin that is filled with pus; a pimple.
2. A small swelling similar to a blister or pimple.
3. Something likened to an inflamed, pus-filled lesion: "a cool glimpse of green between hot pustules of sooty sprawl" (Nicholas Proffitt).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pūstula, blister.]
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pustule
(ˈpʌstjuːl)n
1. (Pathology) a small inflamed elevated area of skin containing pus
2. (Pathology) any small distinct spot resembling a pimple or blister
[C14: from Latin pustula a blister, variant of pūsula; compare Greek phusallis bladder, phusa bellows]
pustular adj
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pus•tule
(ˈpʌs tʃʊl)n.
1. a small elevation of the skin containing pus.
2. any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pūstula, pūsula a pimple, blister]
pus′tuled, adj.
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Noun | 1. | pustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus hickey, pimple, zit - a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne pock - a pustule in an eruptive disease |
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pustule
noun boil, spot, gathering, blister, ulcer, fester, pimple, abscess, zit (slang) She had a large number of little pimples and pustules on her face.
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pustule
n → Pustel f, → Eiterpickel m
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pus·tule
n. pústula, costra, elevación pequeña de la piel que contiene pus;
pop. postilla.
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pustule
n pústulaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.