Crossword clues for papule
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Papule \Pap"ule\, n.; pl. Papules. Same as Papula.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1864, from Latin papula "pustule, pimple, swelling" (see pap (n.2)). Related: Papular.
Wiktionary
n. A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on skin; similar in appearance to a pimple, without containing pus.
WordNet
n. a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
Wikipedia
A papule (/ˈpæpjuːl/) is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in size from a pinhead to 1 cm. They can be brown, purple, pink or red in color, and can cluster into a papular rash. The papules may open when scratched and become infected and crusty. Larger non-blisterform elevated lesions may by termed nodules.
Papules may have different shapes and are sometimes associated with other features such as crusts or scales.
Usage examples of "papule".
These become fused into crimson, slightly raised maculae, which in severe cases become further fused into red thickened patches, in which the papules can still be felt and sometimes seen.
He had never been to the hospital and only once sought medical carefor actinic keratosis, a condition besetting fair-skinned Scandinavians, which had been remedied with the removal of a few frecklelike papules on his forehead and nose, the consequence of too much sun as an adolescent.