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pus·tule

 (pŭs′cho͞ol, pŭs′tyo͞ol)
n.
1. A small inflamed elevation of the skin that is filled with pus; a pimple.
2. A small swelling similar to a blister or pimple.
3. Something likened to an inflamed, pus-filled lesion: "a cool glimpse of green between hot pustules of sooty sprawl" (Nicholas Proffitt).

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pūstula, blister.]
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pustule

(ˈpʌstjuːl)
n
1. (Pathology) a small inflamed elevated area of skin containing pus
2. (Pathology) any small distinct spot resembling a pimple or blister
[C14: from Latin pustula a blister, variant of pūsula; compare Greek phusallis bladder, phusa bellows]
pustular adj
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pus•tule

(ˈpʌs tʃʊl)

n.
1. a small elevation of the skin containing pus.
2. any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pūstula, pūsula a pimple, blister]
pus′tuled, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing puspustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
bleb, blister - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
hickey, pimple, zit - a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
pock - a pustule in an eruptive disease
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pustule

noun boil, spot, gathering, blister, ulcer, fester, pimple, abscess, zit (slang) She had a large number of little pimples and pustules on her face.
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Translations

pustule

[ˈpʌstjuːl] Npústula f
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pustule

nPustel f, → Eiterpickel m
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pus·tule

n. pústula, costra, elevación pequeña de la piel que contiene pus;
pop. postilla.
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pustule

n pústula
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References in classic literature ?
Little red spots were produced on the tender skin of the arm, which appeared as if they would have formed watery pustules, but did not.
Over the south side of this place bent the wrinkled and sullen façade of the Hôtel Dieu, and its roof, which seemed covered with warts and pustules. Then, on the right and the left, to east and west, within that wall of the City, which was yet so contracted, rose the bell towers of its one and twenty churches, of every date, of every form, of every size, from the low and wormeaten belfry of Saint-Denis du Pas ( Carcer Glaueini ) to the slender needles of Saint-Pierre aux Boeufs and Saint-Landry.
Acne rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition of the face that presents with persistent redness and is often also associated with telangiectasia, edema, pustules, papules, burning, and stinging.
Look for Demodex in children with somewhat atypical versions of common acneiform eruptions: for example, the "pustules on noses" variant.
Days after he returned home, the pustules turned to scabs (0.3-0.8 mm in diameter) and were shed (Figure 1, panels E, F).
It may appear first as small pustules on the upper lip.
Acne vulgaris is a common dermatological disorder of the pilosebaceous unit presenting usually at puberty.1 It is characterized by the formation of open and closed comedones (non-inflammatory lesions), papules, pustules, and nodulocystic lesions (inflammatory lesions) generally affecting the face, arms, and back.
The clinical picture is characterized by erythematous lesions that are usually polycyclic, with the presence of small, sterile pustules on the circumference of the lesions and fine peeling.
Tinea capitis can present with focal, "patchy," well-demarcated hair loss and overlying scale, broken-off hairs at the scalp, and often pustules. It may be associated with occipital or posterior cervical lymphadenopathy.
The museum says that "since coming off display the fatberg has started to grow an unusual and toxic mold in the form of visible yellow pustules, which has been identified as aspergillus."
Pinpoint pustules were present in the intertriginous sites and on the low back and buttocks.
Clinical lesions are variable and include pustules, crusts, erosions, ulcers and alopecia.