Papula

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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