papular
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a word derived from
papule.
papulenouna small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.
Example Sentences
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Injustice and hardship would develop to such an extent as to incite papular dissatisfaction and create distrust toward governmental orders and programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Eruption copious and papular on face; smooth and flat, with dark centres, on trunk and arms.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
The pustules develop from the papular layer of the skin, and contain a yellowish-white pus.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
How would you distinguish miliaria from papular and vesicular eczema, and from sudamen?
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
They develop slowly or rapidly, and at first may appear more or less papular.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon