pustule
Americannoun
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Pathology. a small elevation of the skin containing pus.
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any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation.
noun
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a small inflamed elevated area of skin containing pus
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any small distinct spot resembling a pimple or blister
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Etymology
Origin of pustule
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pūstula, pūsula a pimple, blister; akin to Greek phȳsaléos inflated
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Malignant Pustule fourteen days after infection 122 30.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Pustule, pus′tūl, n. a small pimple containing pus: anything like a pustule, on plants or animals: a small blister.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Pustule, fourteen days after infection, showing black eschar in process of separation.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Malignant Pustule third day after infection 122 29.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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