pustule

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʌstjuːl/, /ˈpʌst͡ʃuːl/, /ˈpʌst͡ʃəl/
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Noun

pustule (plural pustules)

  1. (dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
  2. A pimple filled with pus.
    • 1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth, Chapter 8:
      Pigmy pagodas sprouted like pustules.
  3. Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pustule.

Pronunciation

Noun

pustule f (plural pustules)

  1. pustule

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Italian

Noun

pustule f

  1. plural of pustula

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pustula.

Noun

pustule oblique singular, f (oblique plural pustules, nominative singular pustule, nominative plural pustules)

  1. pustule

Descendants

  • English: pustule
  • French: pustule

Romanian

Noun

pustule

  1. plural of pustulă
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