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papule

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pap·ule  (ppyl) also pap·u·la (-y-l)
n. pl. pap·ules also pap·u·lae (-y-l)
A small, solid, usually inflammatory elevation of the skin that does not contain pus.
[Latin papula.]
papu·lar (-y-lr) adj.
papule [ˈpæpjuːl], papula [ˈpæpjʊlə]
n pl -ules, -ulae [-jʊˌliː]
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a small solid usually round elevation of the skin
[from Latin papula pustule, pimple]
papular  adj
papuliferous  adj
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Noun1.papule - a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
papulovesicle, vesicopapule - a papule that changes into a blister
hickey, pimple, zit - a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
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Papules - The papule is a small, solid regularly inflammatory distance from the ground of the skin that does not contain pus.
Why Is Acne Such a Prevalent Skin Disease by Semul Johnson / Food/cooking/nutrition community
A Papule is when the wall of the blocked follicle breaks (inside the skin, not at the surface) and white blood cells rush in and a Pustule is the Papule several days later when the white blood cells make their way to the surface of the skin (commonly called a "zit" or "pimple").
Instant Acne Remedy by Luke Brown / Health, general community
A papule happens when there is so much blockage that the follicle wall ruptures.
The Acne Information You Didn't Know by Robert Adler / Health care industry community
 
 
 
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