papula

pap·u·la

[pap-yuh-luh]
noun, plural pap·u·lae [-lee] .
one of the small, ciliated projections of the body wall of an echinoderm, serving for respiration and excretion.

Origin:
1700–10; < Neo-Latin, Latin: pimple, pustule. See papule

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papule or papula (ˈpæpjuːl, ˈpæpjʊlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ules, -ulae
pathol a small solid usually round elevation of the skin
 
[C19: from Latin papula pustule, pimple]
 
papula or papula (ˈpæpjuːl, ˈpæpjʊlə, -jʊˌliː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
 
[C19: from Latin papula pustule, pimple]
 
'papular or papula
 
adj
 
papu'liferous or papula
 
adj

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