'Papula' definitions:
Definition of 'Papula'
From: GCIDE
- Papula \Pap"u*la\, n.; pl. Papul[ae]. [L.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. --Quain. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes. [1913 Webster]