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papulovesicular

papulovesicular adjective: having both papules and vesicles.

Adjective

papulovesicular (not comparable)

  1. Having both papules and vesicles.
    • Arthralgia, rheumatoid affections, periostitis, enlarged glands, and papulo-vesicular syphilide of the back, are the forms of syphilis which have best yielded to this drug.1859 November 19, The Medical Times and Gazette, volume 2, page 512
    • Chloral. Internally a general erythematous, papulovesicular or petechial rash.1908 September, William S. Gottheil, “Dermatology and Syphilis”, in Progressive Medicine, volume 3, page 112
    Synonyms:
    vesiculopapular[synanagram]]>

Synonyms of papulovesicular

  • vesiculopapular[synanagram]]>

Origin of papulovesicular

From papulo- + vesicular.

Questions about papulovesicular

What does papulovesicular mean?
Papulovesicular means having both papules and vesicles.
What part of speech is papulovesicular?
Papulovesicular is an adjective.

Words near papulovesicular in the dictionary

  1. papulosquamous
  2. papulotranslucent
  3. papulous
  4. papulovesicle
  5. papulovesicles
  6. papulovesicular
  7. Papum Pare
  8. Papuo-
  9. Papworth
  10. Papworth Everard
  11. Papworth St Agnes

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