pustule

noun

A small inflamed elevation of the skin that is filled with pus; a pimple.

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A small swelling similar to a blister or pimple.

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Something likened to an inflamed, pus-filled lesion.

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One of the swellings produced in the leaves and stems of plants by Cystopus, Synchytrium, and other fungi.

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In medicine, a small inflammatory tumor containing pus; a small pimple containing pus.

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In botany, a slight elevation like a pimple or little blister.

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In zoology: A small rounded elevation of surface, like a blister; a papule or pimple.

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A spot of color larger than a dot, and suggestive of a blister.

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A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus.

noun

See under Malignant.