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pustule

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pustule

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin

  • smallpox's characteristic pustules typically resulted in permanent scarring for survivors of the dreaded disease
Synonyms of pustule

boil, fester, hickey, papule, pimple, pock, whelk, zit [slang]
Words Related to pustule

blackhead, blister, milium, whitehead

bump, lump, protuberance

sore, wart, weal, welt

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