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papule

papule noun: a small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.

Noun

papule (plural papules)

  1. A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.

papule meaning in Tamil and Persian

papule in Tamil

பரு, கொப்புளம், துவரையம்

papule in Persian

small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
پاپول pâpul

Forms of papule

pluralpapules

Origin of papule

Borrowed from Latin papula.

Words formed from papule

Questions about papule

What does papule mean?
Papule means a small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.
What is papule in Tamil?
Papule in Tamil is பரு, கொப்புளம், துவரையம். See Papule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is papule?
Papule is a noun.
What is the plural of papule?
The plural of papule is papules.

Words near papule in the dictionary

  1. papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome
  2. papulas
  3. papulated
  4. papulation
  5. papulations
  6. papule
  7. papules
  8. papuliferous
  9. papulla
  10. papullae
  11. papulo-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: papule (page history and authors); papule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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