pustule
/ˈpʌstjuːl/
pustule noun: a small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
Noun
pustule (plural pustules)
pustule meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
pustule in Tamil
- சீழ்க்கொப்புளம், கொப்புளம்
pustule in Marathi
- pustule, small boil
- पीटिका pīṭikā
pustule in Urdu
- پھنسی
pustule in Bengali
- ব্রণ, পুঁজে ভরা ছোট ফোঁড়া
More languagesFewer languages
- pustule in Malayalam
- കുരു, പരു, പരുവ്, പോടികം
- pustule in Kannada
- ಗುಳ್ಳೆ, ಬೊಕ್ಕೆ, ಮೊಡವೆ, ಗಂಟು
- pustule in Tagalog
- burog
Forms of pustule
| plural | pustules |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pus jewel |
Origin of pustule
From Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula (“inflamed sore, blister”).
Words formed from pustule
Questions about pustule
- What does pustule mean?
- Pustule means a small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- What is pustule in Tamil?
- Pustule in Tamil is சீழ்க்கொப்புளம், கொப்புளம். See Pustule meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pustule?
- Pustule is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pustule?
- Pustule is pronounced /ˈpʌstjuːl/.
- What is the plural of pustule?
- The plural of pustule is pustules.
Words near pustule in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pustule (page history and authors); pustule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पीटिका (Marathi) (page history and authors); pustule (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pustule (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pustule (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); pustule (Kannada 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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