papula

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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