papule

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noun

A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.

OriginLatin papula ← Proto-Indo-European *pap- →
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Meanings

nounpapule (plural papules)

plural papules

  1. dermatologyA small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pap-
  2. Latinpapula
  3. Englishpapule

Borrowed from Latin papula.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 丘疹
  • 丘疹 (qiūzhěn)small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Finnish näppylä
  • näppyläsmall, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
French papule
  • papulesmall, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Hungarian papula
  • papulasmall, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Japanese 丘疹
  • 丘疹 (kyūshin)small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Persian پاپول
  • پاپول (pâpul)small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Portuguese pápula
  • pápulasmall, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Russian па́пула
  • па́пула (pápula)small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Spanish pápula
  • pápulasmall, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
Turkish papül
  • papülsmall, inflammatory spot on skin without pus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

papule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papule

MLA

“papule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papule.

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