papules

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pap·ule

   [pap-yool]
noun Pathology.
a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.
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Origin:
1855–60; < Latin papula pimple, pustule, akin to papilla nipple. See pap2, -ule

Related forms
pap·u·lar, adjective
pap·u·lose  [pap-yuh-lohs] , adjective
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