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Pustule

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pustule /pus·tule/ (pus´tul) a small, elevated, circumscribed, pus-containing lesion of the skin.pus´tular
pus·tule (pschl, pstyl)
n.
1. A small inflamed skin swelling that is filled with pus; a pimple.
2. A small swelling similar to a blister or pimple.

Pustule
A small raised pimple or blister-like swelling of the skin that contains pus.
Mentioned in: Boils, Rosacea

pustule (pus´chūl),
n a vesicular lesion containing suppuration rather than clear fluid.

pustule
a small, elevated, circumscribed, pus-containing lesion of the skin or cornea; usually thin-walled and ruptures easily. Cutaneous pustules may be epidermal, intraepidermal or subepidermal. The corneal lesions may be superficial or subcorneal.

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