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Synonyms for papule


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pap-yool
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæp yul

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Définition of papule

Origin :
  • 1864, from Latin papula "pustule, pimple, swelling" (see pap (n.2)). Related: Papular.
  • As in pimple : noun small swelling on the skin
  • As in zit : noun pimple
Example sentences :
  • In the venereal disease the local trouble commences as a papule and breaks into an ulcer without having formed a pustule.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • The disease pursues a regular course of papule, pustule, and sore; and is said never to recur.
  • Extract from : « The Solomon Islands and Their Natives » by H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy
  • Involution is marked by cessation of oozing, subsidence of the papule and scar-like changes at the site of the lesion.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Medical Entomology » by William Albert Riley
  • This papule increases in superficial area, but not in height, and gradually loses its redness.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Slight exudation of plasma, with a few corpuscles, usually follows, and produces elevation of the papule itself.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
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