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papule

American  
[pap-yool] / ˈpæp jul /

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

A vesicle, bleb, and pustule are hollow; macule, papule, and tubercle are solid.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

The lesion appears to have its origin from an ordinary, usually scaleless or slightly scaly, large papule, the central portion of which has been incompletely formed or has become sunken and flattened.

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Ordinarily, no effect whatever is observed until after the lapse of two or three days, when a red papule is formed.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

They may change into the moist papule and squamous papule.

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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