Papule
A solid, rounded growth that is elevated from the skin. A papule is usually less than 1 cm (0.5 in.) across. Papules may open when scratched and become crusty and infected.
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Small solid rounded bumps rising from the skin that are each usually less than 1 centimeter in diameter (less than 3/8 inch across). The term “papule” is derived from Latin from “papula,” a pimple. Dermatologists call any small solid circumscribed bump in the skin a papule, as opposed to a vesicle which contains fluid or […]
- Papuliferous
1. Having papules. 2. Having pimples. Simply pimply. From papule, pimple + the Latin fero, to bear. Also papilliferous.
- Para
Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a “para.” Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a “birth,” it must go to at least 20 weeks’ gestation (the mid-point of a full-term pregnancy) or yield an infant that weighs at least 500 grams, irrespective of whether the infant is live […]
- Para- (prefix)
alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal. For example, the parathyroid glands are called “para-thyroid” because they are adjacent to the thyroid. For another example, paraumbilical means alongside the umbilicus (the belly button). The prefix “para-” comes straight from the Greek.
- Para-esophageal hiatal hernia
Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either para-esophageal or sliding. Para-esophageal hernias are hernias in which the gastro- esophageal junction stays where it belongs (attached at the level of the diaphragm), but part of the stomach passes or bulges into the chest beside the esophagus. The para- esophageal hernias themselves remain in the chest at […]