| papula | Origin: L. 1. <medicine> A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. 2. <zoology> One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| papular | 1. Covered with papules. 2. <medicine> Consisting of papules; characterised by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| papular acrodermatitis of childhood | <syndrome> A cutaneous manifestation of hepatitis B infection occurring in young children; an exanthem comprised of dusky papules on the legs, buttocks, and extensors of the arms; it lasts 2 to 8 weeks and is associated with adenopathy and malaise. Synonym: papular acrodermatitis of childhood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular dermatitis of pregnancy | Intensely pruritic papular eruption of torso and extremities occurring throughout pregnancy, with no systemic toxicity; may be similar to pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular fever | An affection characterised by mild fever, rheumatoid pains, and a maculopapular eruption. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular mucinosis | A lichenoid eruption of papules or plaques of mucinous oedema due to deposit of glycosaminoglycans in the skin and fibroblast proliferation, in the absence of endocrine disease. See: scleromyxoedema. Synonym: papular mucinosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular scrofuloderma | Small asymptomatic lichen papules on the trunk of children with tuberculosis; acid-fast bacilli are not seen in the dermal granulomas. Synonym: acne scrofulosorum, papular scrofuloderma, papular tuberculid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular stomatitis virus of cattle | A poxvirus of the genus Parapoxvirus, reported from North America, Africa and Europe, causing bovine papular stomatitis. Synonym: papular stomatitis virus of cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular syphilid | See: follicular syphilid, lenticular syphilid. Papulosquamous syphilid, scaling papules of secondary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular tuberculid | Small asymptomatic lichen papules on the trunk of children with tuberculosis; acid-fast bacilli are not seen in the dermal granulomas. Synonym: acne scrofulosorum, papular scrofuloderma, papular tuberculid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular urticaria | A sensitivity reaction to insect bites, especially human and pet fleas, seen mostly in young children as wheals followed by papules on exposed areas. Synonym: lichen urticatus, prurigo infantilis, urticaria papulosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papulation | The formation of papules. (05 Mar 2000) |