pustulous

[ puhs-chuh-luhs ]

adjective

1. pustular.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pustulous¹

First recorded in 1535–45; pustule + -ous

Example Sentences

A large pustulous sore and the usual symptoms accompanying the disease were produced in consequence.

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On her hand was one large pustulous sore, which resembled that delinated in Plate No. 1.

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Before the spots fill with matter, although it will answer sometimes even after they have become pustulous.

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But otherwise the irritation lasts for two, three or four days, the pustulous centre reappearing as often as it is broken.

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Pustulous oesophagitis occurs in small-pox, and occasionally follows the use of tartar emetic in large doses.

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