papule
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- papular adjective
- papuliferous adjective
- papulose adjective
Etymology
Origin of papule
1855–60; < Latin papula pimple, pustule, akin to papilla nipple. See pap 2, -ule
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While most people do develop skin lesions, many reported having only a single papule that was often obscured inside a mucosal area, such as inside the mouth, throat or rectum, making it easier to miss.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2022
This papule increases in superficial area, but not in height, and gradually loses its redness.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Slight exudation of plasma, with a few corpuscles, usually follows, and produces elevation of the papule itself.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
On the second or third day after vaccination a red papule appears which soon grows larger, and, after five or six days, it becomes filled with a watery fluid.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
This may take the form of "a large, indurated, reddish papule" which in a pew days become of a dark, bluish-red colour; or the inflammation may be of a severer type, resulting in a "pustule."
From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert
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