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pustule

noun

ˈpəs-(ˌ)chül

Definition of pustule

as in blister

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin smallpox's characteristic pustules typically resulted in permanent scarring for survivors of the dreaded disease

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Recent Examples of pustule Research suggests that pimple patches aren't effective on cystic acne, pustules, or blackheads. — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025 Even worse, Neal later developed strange-looking face pustules, which were truly concerning. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 Their venom, similar to a bee’s or wasp’s, results in a painful, itchy pustule or blister on the skin. — Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025 The man in the white house sits, naked and obscene, a pustule of ego, in the harsh light, a man whose grasp exceeded his understanding, because his understanding was dulled by indulgence. — Rebecca Solnit may 31, Literary Hub, 31 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for pustule

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Venable said the blister would be monitored but that Martin would make his next start against the Cubs.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Ginn has been out since July 19 with a blister on his right middle finger.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of blister

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While water service was restored to customers in Pāhala, a boil water notice was issued out of an abundance of caution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
In January, potential jurors waited downstairs of the Orange County Courthouse as tensions came to a boil between Edgar and his attorney after Edgar wrote a letter to the judge alleging Barrett refused to explore an insanity defense.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

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Many have irregular or pock-marked shapes, while others have a smooth crust from their time burning up in our atmosphere.

— Adam Lark, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

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