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papule

American  
[pap-yool] / ˈpæp yul /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.

papule British  
/ ˈpæpjuːl, ˈpæpjʊlə /

noun

  1. pathol a small solid usually round elevation of the skin

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Origin of papule

1855–60; < Latin papula pimple, pustule, akin to papilla nipple. See pap 2, -ule

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