🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Pustulación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pustulación

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pustulation/ˌpʌs.tjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La pustulación puede ser un signo de infección."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of forming pustules, typically as a result of infection or inflammation.

    "The pustulation observed on the patient's skin indicated a severe allergic reaction."
  2. 2

    A condition characterized by the presence of pustules.

    "Pustulation can be a symptom of various dermatological diseases."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pustulation' originates from the Latin 'pustula', meaning 'pustule', combined with the suffix '-ation' which denotes a process or action. It evolved in the late 19th century to describe the formation of pustules in medical contexts.

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