PUSTULE


Meaning of PUSTULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpəs-(ˌ)chül, -(ˌ)tyül, -(ˌ)tül ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pustula; akin to Lithuanian pusti to blow, Greek physa breath

Date: 14th century

1. : a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus and having an inflamed base

2. : a small often distinctively colored elevation or spot resembling a blister or pimple

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.