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pustules

pustules is the plural of pustule.

Meaning of pustule

Noun

pustule (plural pustules)

  1. A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
  2. A pimple filled with pus.
    • Pigmy pagodas sprouted like pustules.1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth, Chapter 8
  3. Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.

Questions about pustules

What is pustules the plural of?
Pustules is the plural of pustule.

Words near pustules in the dictionary

  1. pustulatous
  2. pustule
  3. pustuled
  4. pustulelike
  5. pustulent
  6. pustules
  7. pustuliform
  8. pustulocrustaceous
  9. pustulose
  10. pustulosis
  11. pustulous

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