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pustule

noun as in abscess

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noun as in pock

noun as in pus

noun as in ulcer

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noun as in ulcer

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What sane president conducts international diplomacy sounding like an angry pre-pubescent pustule on social media?

From Salon

The venom from an ant’s sting can “cause painful pustules on the skin, and can be particularly dangerous, even fatal, to sensitive groups or those with an allergy to the venom.”

The primary symptoms of Alaskapox include skin lesions like pustules and bumps, joint and muscle pain and swollen lymph nodes.

From Salon

Its appearance can vary, ranging from whiteheads and blackheads to pustules and nodules, mainly on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders.

There's a weaponized virus of some sort that leaves gay men covered in sores and pustules that may or may not be a metaphor for AIDS.

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