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A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.

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  1. n. A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
  2. n. One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
  3. 1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. Quain. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
  4. A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle,produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy oftissue; a papule. Quain.
  5. n. A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. n. One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.