papule

[ pap-yool ]
/ ˈpæp yul /
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noun Pathology.

a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.

Origin of papule

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

Words nearby papule

papula, papular mucinosis, papular tuberculid, papular urticaria, papulation, papule, papulo-, papuloerythematous, papulonecrotic tuberculid, papulopustular, papulosis

Words related to papule

blister, blemish, lump, acne, abscess, zit, carbuncle, spot, bump, excrescence, boil, inflammation, whitehead, hickey, furuncle, pustule, blackhead, caruncle, goober, papula

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British Dictionary definitions for papule

papule

papula (ˈpæpjʊlə)

/ (ˈpæpjuːl) /

noun plural -ules or -ulae (-jʊˌliː)

pathol a small solid usually round elevation of the skin

Derived forms of papule

papular, adjective papuliferous, adjective

Word Origin for papule

C19: from Latin papula pustule, pimple

Medical definitions for papule

papule
[ păp′yōōl ]

n. pl. pap•ules

A small, solid, usually inflammatory elevation of the skin that does not contain pus.

Other words from papule

pap′u•lar (-yə-lər) adj.