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View synonyms for pustular

pustular

[ puhs-chuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of pustules.
  2. characterized by or covered with pustules.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pustular1

From the New Latin word pūstulāris, dating back to 1730–40. See pustule, -ar 1

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Example Sentences

It was administered not with a syringe but by scratching pustular material on a person’s arm.

From Time

If you anoint a patient that has confluent smallpox you probably can not wipe away the oil, because the skin will be pustular.

From impetigo contagiosa, and the flat pustular syphiloderm.

In what respect does the pustular syphiloderm differ from acne?

In some cases the lesions are distinctly pustular from the beginning.

What several varieties of the pustular syphiloderm are met with?

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