PAPULA

Etymology

Noun

papula (plural papulae)

(medicine) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.

(zoology) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.

Source: Wiktionary


Pap"u*la, n.; pl. Papulæ. Etym: [L.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. Quain.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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