pustule

Meaning

  1. A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
  2. A pimple filled with pus.
  3. Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.

Synonyms

pimple
21k
boil
C1
abscess
29k
spot
A2
papule
sore
B2
scab
21k
blister
24k
blotch
carbuncle
eruption
C2
pock
wart
23k
knot
C1
🪢
lump
C1
nipple
C2
blain
sudamina
prickly heat
rash
C1
heat rash
furuncle

small boil

vesicle
burl
whelp
47k
zit
26k
fester
C2

pustula

papula
sudamen
hives
C2
knob
C2
Translations

pustule
puist
pústula
bouton
Pustel
pustola
sivilce
pukkel

pizrik

pirzik

espinilla

σπυράκι

pickel

xişrûk

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpʌstjuːl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
pustule
In summary

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

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