papule

[ pap-yool ]
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nounPathology.
  1. a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.

Origin of papule

1
1855–60; <Latin papula pimple, pustule, akin to papilla nipple. See pap2, -ule

Other words from papule

  • pap·u·lar, adjective
  • pap·u·lose [pap-yuh-lohs], /ˈpæp yəˌloʊs/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for papule

papule

papula (ˈpæpjʊlə)

/ (ˈpæpjuːl) /


nounplural -ules or -ulae (-jʊˌliː)
  1. pathol a small solid usually round elevation of the skin

Origin of papule

1
C19: from Latin papula pustule, pimple

Derived forms of papule

  • papular, adjective
  • papuliferous, adjective

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