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papula

papula


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Papula  \Pap"u*la\,  n.;  pl  {Papul[ae]}.  [L.] 
  1.  (Med.)  A  pimple;  a  small  usually  conical,  elevation  of 
  the  cuticle,  produced  by  congestion,  accumulated 
  secretion,  or  hypertrophy  of  tissue;  a  papule.  --Quain. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  One  of  the  numerous  small  hollow  processes  of 
  the  integument  between  the  plates  of  starfishes.