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Pustule

[puhs-chool]

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noun

Pathology. a small elevation of the skin containing pus.

any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pūstula, pūsula a pimple, blister; akin to Greek phȳsaléos inflated

Related forms

pus·tuled, adjective

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pustule (ˈpʌstjuːl)

—n
1.	a small inflamed elevated area of skin containing pus
2.	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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Word Origin & History

pustule

late 14c., from O.Fr. pustule (13c.), from L. pustula "blister, pimple," from PIE *pu- "blow, swell," on notion of "inflated area" (cf. Skt. pupphusah "lung," Gk. physa "breath, blast, wind, bubble," Lith. puciu "to blow, swell," O.C.S. puchati "to blow").

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Medical Dictionary

pustule pus·tule (pŭs'ch&oomacr;l, pŭs'ty&oomacr;l)
n.