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Pustule

//ˈpʌstjuːl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
  2. 2
    a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus wordnet
  3. 3
    A pimple filled with pus.

    "Pigmy pagodas sprouted like pustules."

  4. 4
    Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.

Etymology

From Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula (“inflamed sore, blister”).

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