noun
pūsŭla
Meaning
- a blister
pūsŭla, ae, f. another form for pustula, q. v., from pus.
I. Lit.
1. Upon the skin, a blister, pimple, pustule, Cels. 5, 28, 15; Plin. 20, 6, 21, § 44; 21, 15, 55, § 93; 25, 13, 109, § 173:
magis ignosco ei, qui volnus inimici quam qui pusulam concupiscit, Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 4; Mart. 14, 167, 1.—2. Of the bubbles or blisters in bread, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. hetta, p. 99 Müll.—
II. Transf., in pastoral lang., the erysipelas, St. Anthony's fire, Col. 7, 5, 16.