pustule

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.

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”).

Synonyms

pimple

boil

abscess

spot

papule

sore

scab

blister

blotch

carbuncle

eruption

pock

wart

knot

🪢

lump

nipple

blain

sudamina

prickly heat

rash

heat rash

furuncle

small boil

vesicle

burl

whelp

zit

fester

pustula

papula

sudamen

hives

knob

Translations

pustule

puist

pústula

bouton

Pustel

pustola

sivilce

pukkel

pryszcz

pizrik

pirzik

espinilla

σπυράκι

pickel

xişrûk