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View synonyms for papula

papula

[ pap-yuh-luh ]

noun

, plural pap·u·lae [pap, -y, uh, -lee].
  1. one of the small, ciliated projections of the body wall of an echinoderm, serving for respiration and excretion.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of papula1

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: pimple, pustule. See papule

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