Antonyms for pustule

Grammar : Noun

Spell : puhs-choo l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌs tʃʊl

Definition of pustule

Origin : late 14c., from Old French pustule (13c.) and directly from Latin pustula "blister, pimple," from PIE imitative root *pu- (1) "blow, swell," on notion of "inflated area" (cf. Sanskrit pupphusah "lung," Greek physa "breath, blast, wind, bubble," Lithuanian puciu "to blow, swell," Old Church Slavonic puchati "to blow"). Cf. emphysema. Related: Pustulant; pustular.

As in abscess : noun swelling
As in pimple : noun small swelling on the skin
As in swelling : noun physical growth; lump
As in zit : noun pimple
As in blister : noun swelling
As in boil : noun blister
As in pock : noun flaw
As in ulcer : noun an internal or external sore
As in acne : noun blemishes
As in pus : noun liquid matter
As in ulcer : noun inflammatory condition

Example sentences :

There was some variation in the appearance of the pustule on the arm.
Extract from : « An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae » by Edward Jenner

The hair on the pustule stands erect, and is often shed with the scab which results.
Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

In the venereal disease the local trouble commences as a papule and breaks into an ulcer without having formed a pustule.
Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

Miss H. has small pustules and great inflammation of her arms, with but one pustule likely to suppurate.
Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. I » by Erasmus Darwin

Pustule, pus′tūl, n. a small pimple containing pus: anything like a pustule, on plants or animals: a small blister.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various

In a few days a vesicle would appear at the seat of the inoculation, which later on developed into a pustule and eruption.
Extract from : « The Popular Science Monthly, June, 1900 » by Various

As well might you account for the smallpox by saying that the first pustule was the cause of the disease.
Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll

The disease pursues a regular course of papule, pustule, and sore; and is said never to recur.
Extract from : « The Solomon Islands and Their Natives » by H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy

If every pustule has not been touched, those left may continue to itch, in which case, a second application is necessary.
Extract from : « An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art » by B. L. Hill

The pustule on the fore finger shews the disease in an earlier stage.
Extract from : « An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae » by Edward Jenner

Synonyms for pustule

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