pustule
Example Sentences
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The first known use stretches back to 1882 but references pop up earlier related to fluid from cowpox pustules used in inoculations, Sokolowski said.
From Fox News
Parts of the walls ooze and bubble with pustules like growths on a David Cronenberg mutant.
From New York Times
Previously, however, the women had reported developing pustules on their hands from the cows they were milking.
From Salon
Dr. Kupfer suggested that trypophobia might not represent fear, but rather a disgust reaction to signs of parasites or infectious diseases, which can both result in clusters of lesions or pustules.
From New York Times
Bacterial DNA also suggest that the ancient plague victim didn’t develop pustules or infect his family.
From Washington Post
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