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pustule

pus·tule

UK/ˈpʌstjuːl/ US/ˈpʌst͡ʃuːl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

Origin

From Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula (“inflamed sore, blister”).

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