pustule

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌstjuːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʌstʃʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pus′chŏŏl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pus•tule /ˈpʌstʃʊl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pathologya small swelling of the skin containing pus.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pus•tule  (pus′chŏŏl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologya small elevation of the skin containing pus.
  2. Pathologyany pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation.
  • Latin pūstula, pūsula a pimple, blister; akin to Greek phȳsaléos inflated
  • Middle English 1350–1400
pus′tuled, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pustule / ˈpʌstjuːl/
  1. a small inflamed elevated area of skin containing pus
  2. any small distinct spot resembling a pimple or blister
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin pustula a blister, variant of pūsula; compare Greek phusallis bladder, phusa bellowspustular / ˈpʌstjʊlə/
'pustule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anthrax - ecthyma - morbilli - papula - papule - phlyctena - pimple - pit - pock - pockmark - pustulant - pustular - pustulate - pustulous - variole - whelk

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