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papular

  • a word derived from papule.
    papule
    noun
    a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.

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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

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