Papulopustule

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small, raised, semisolid skin lesion, representing an intermediate stage between a papule and a pustule.

    "According to Boeck, the hue of the papulopustule is due to minute capillary hæmorrhages, which later become invisible in consequence of the tumefaction of the overlying integument."

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"According to Boeck, the hue of the papulopustule is due to minute capillary hæmorrhages, which later become invisible in consequence of the tumefaction of the overlying integument."

Etymology

From papule + -o- + pustule.

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