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pustule 1. a small inflamed elevated area of skin containing pus 2. any small distinct spot resembling a pimple or blister pustule [′pəs·chül] (medicine) A small, circumscribed, pus-filled elevation on the skin. (plant pathology) A blisterlike mark on a leaf due to rupture of surface tissues overlying spore masses of a parasitic fungus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Little red spots were produced on the tender skin of the arm, which appeared as if they would have formed watery pustules, but did not. Over the south side of this place bent the wrinkled and sullen façade of the Hôtel Dieu, and its roof, which seemed covered with warts and pustules. |
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