pústula — meaning in English

English meaning

• boil verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
• pustule noun A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

Senses

pústula is used for these senses in English:

• boil A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
• pustule (dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

boil — full definition

1. verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
2. noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.

pustule — full definition

1. noun A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
2. noun A pimple filled with pus.
3. noun Anything like a pustule, on plants or animals; a small blister.

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