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pustule
/ˈpʌstjuːl/
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What does pustule mean?
noun
- A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- A pimple filled with pus.
- Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpʌstjuːl/
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/ˈpʌst͡ʃuːl//ˈpʌst͡ʃəl/
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The pustule, during its serous state, is of a rounded form.
In modified small-pox each pustule is, as in unprotected small-pox, inflamed at the base; while in chicken-pox there is only very slight redness around each vesicle.
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Two generations back they still stood dark and empty; people avoided them as they passed by; the boldest schoolboy only shouted through the keyhole and made off; for within, it was supposed, the plague lay ambushed like a basilisk, ready to flow forth and spread blain and pustule through the city.