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Papule

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papule /pap·ule/ (pap´ul) a small, circumscribed, solid, elevated lesion of the skin.pap´ular
pap·ule (ppyl)
n. pl. pap·ules or pap·u·lae (-y-l)
A small, solid, usually inflammatory elevation of the skin that does not contain pus.

papu·lar (-y-lr) adj.

Papule
A small hard elevation of the skin.
Mentioned in: Rickettsialpox, Rosacea, Yaws

papule (pap´ūl),
n a small, circumscribed, solid elevated lesion.
papule, split,
n a secondary lesion of syphilis seen at the angle of the lips, resulting from the formation of a papule that becomes fissured because of its position.

papule
a small circumscribed, solid, elevated lesion of the skin.

follicular papule
one arising from a hair follicle; hair projects from the center.
lichenoid papule
one that is elevated and flat-topped.

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