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papule

 
(păp'yūl) pronunciation also pap·u·la (-yə-lə)
n., pl., -ules, also -u·lae (-yə-lē').
A small, solid, usually inflammatory elevation of the skin that does not contain pus.

[Latin papula.]

papular pap'u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.

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(păp'yūl)
n., pl. -ules or pap·u·lae (-yə-lē').

A small, solid, usually inflammatory elevation of the skin that does not contain pus.

pap'u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.

A small circumscribed, solid, elevated lesion of the skin.

  • follicular p. — one arising from a hair follicle; hair projects from the center.
  • lichenoid p. — one that is elevated and flat-topped.
(pap′yōōl)
n

A small, circumscribed, solid elevated lesion.

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