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papulopustule

papulopustule noun: a small, raised, semisolid skin lesion, representing an intermediate stage between a papule and a pustule.

Noun

papulopustule (plural papulopustules)

  1. A small, raised, semisolid skin lesion, representing an intermediate stage between a papule and a pustule.
    • According to Boeck, the hue of the papulopustule is due to minute capillary hæmorrhages, which later become invisible in consequence of the tumefaction of the overlying integument.1893, James Nevins Hyde, A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and practitioners
    • The most common of the eruptive symptoms induced are papulopustule lesions usually discrete, rarely confluent, seen on the face, neck, shoulders, and upper extremities.1896, Twentieth century practice

Examples of papulopustule in a sentence

  • The area is covered with a watchglass held in place by a bandage; in a positive case a papulopustule will develop within 24 to 72 hours, and it will then be easy to demonstrate Ducrey bacilli.1976, Günter Waldemar Korting, R. Denk, Differential diagnosis in dermatology, W.B. Saunders Company:
  • The primary lesion appears to be a papulopustule which affects the follicle.1995, Neal S. Penneys, Skin Manifestations Of Aids, Second Edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 160:
  • Pyoderma gangrenosum begins as a small papulopustule that expands to form nodules and plaques.1998, John C. Maize, Cutaneous Pathology:
  • An old closed comedo has been shattered at various points along the epithelial lining and is now a papulopustule.2012, G. Plewig, A.M. Kligman, ACNE and ROSACEA, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 158:

Forms of papulopustule

pluralpapulopustules

Origin of papulopustule

From papule + -o- + pustule.

Questions about papulopustule

What does papulopustule mean?
Papulopustule means a small, raised, semisolid skin lesion, representing an intermediate stage between a papule and a pustule.
How do you use papulopustule in a sentence?
The area is covered with a watchglass held in place by a bandage; in a positive case a papulopustule will develop within 24 to 72 hours, and it will then be easy to demonstrate Ducrey bacilli.
What part of speech is papulopustule?
Papulopustule is a noun.
What is the plural of papulopustule?
The plural of papulopustule is papulopustules.

Words near papulopustule in the dictionary

  1. papulomacular
  2. papulonodular
  3. papulonodule
  4. papulonodules
  5. papulopustular
  6. papulopustule
  7. papulopustules
  8. papulose
  9. papulosis
  10. papulosisis
  11. papulosquamous

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