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Definition of pimple - 6 dictionary results

pim⋅ple

[pim-puhl]
–noun Pathology.
a small, usually inflammatory swelling or elevation of the skin; papule or pustule.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME, nasalized var. of OE *pypel (whence pyplian to break out in pimples) < L papula pimple
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pim·ple   (pĭm'pəl)   
n.  A small swelling of the skin, usually caused by acne; a papule or pustule.

[Middle English.]
pim'pled, pim'ply adj.
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Word Origin & History

pimple 
c.1400, of unknown origin, perhaps related to O.E. pipligende "having shingles."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pim·ple
Pronunciation: 'pim-p&l
Function: noun
1 : a small inflamed elevation of the skin : PAPULE; especially : PUSTULE
2 : a swelling or protuberance like a pimple —pim·pled /-p&ld/ adjectivepim·ply /-p(&-)lE/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

pimple pim·ple (pĭm'pəl)
n.
A small red swelling of the skin, usually caused by acne.


pim'pled or pim'ply adj.

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Idioms & Phrases

pimple

see goose pimples.

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