Papula /(?)/

Pap·u·la

Papula

n.

pl. Papulæ

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