Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, a small inflammatory elevation of the skin not containing liquid visible to the naked eye; a pimple.
- noun In anatomy and zoology, same as
papilla . - noun plural In Stelleroidea, same as
dermal branchiæ .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A
pimple ; a small, usuallyconical ,elevation of thecuticle , produced bycongestion , accumulatedsecretion , orhypertrophy oftissue ; apapule . - noun zoology One of the numerous small hollow
processes of theintegument between theplates ofstarfishes .
Etymologies
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Latin papula ("mole").
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Examples
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In pimply acne of the skin, to touch each papula with some of the Compound Spirit of Horse Radish now and again will soon effect a general cure of the ailment.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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