Papule vs. Nodule

Papulenoun

A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.

Papulenoun

Same as Papula.

Papulenoun

a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)

Papulenoun

a small pimple or swelling on the skin, often forming part of a rash.

Papule

A papule is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in area from a pinhead to 1 cm. Papules can be brown, purple, pink or red in color, and can cluster into a papular rash.

Nodulenoun

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Nodulenoun

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Nodulenoun

a small node

Nodulenoun

small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

Nodulenoun

(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)