Pustule

['pʌstjuːl] or ['pʌtʃʊl]

Definition

(noun.) a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus.

Inputed by Claude--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus.

Editor: Moore

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Ulcer, fester, imposthume, gathering, pimple, blotch, blain, sore.

Typist: Ursula

Definition

n. a small pimple containing pus: anything like a pustule on plants or animals: a small blister.—adjs. Pus′tūlar Pus′tūlous covered with pustules.—v.t. Pus′tūlāte to form into pustules.—n. Pustūlā′tion.

Edited by Angus