vesiculopustule

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noun

Any skin lesion that may be a vesicle (blister), a pustule (pus-filled bump), or one of those in the process of turning into the other.

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Meanings

nounvesiculopustule (plural vesiculopustules)

plural vesiculopustules

  1. medicineAny skin lesion that may be a vesicle (blister), a pustule (pus-filled bump), or one of those in the process of turning into the other.

Origin

By surface analysis, vesiculo- + pustule, diachronically, probably postdating and influenced by the adjective vesiculopustular.

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APA

vesiculopustule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesiculopustule

MLA

“vesiculopustule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesiculopustule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vesiculopustule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesiculopustule.

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