pustulation

American  

[puhs-chuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpʌs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the formation or breaking out of pustules.

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Etymology

Origin of pustulation

1870–75; < Late Latin pūstulātiōn- (stem of pūstulātiō ) a blistering. See pustulate, -ion

Example Sentences

They begin as small maculo-papules, as papules, or as minute nodules in or on the skin, and gradually become small pea-sized, with a tendency to slight vesiculation or pustulation at the central part.

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

Devilliers, Blot, and Depaul all speak of congenital small-pox, the child born dead and showing evidences of the typical small-pox pustulation, with a history of the mother having been infected during pregnancy.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

He advises internal medication with the building up of the general health, or suggests allowing the inflamed glands to empty themselves after pustulation.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph