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Secretion vs Papula - What's the difference?

secretion | papula |

As nouns the difference between secretion and papula

is that secretion is secretion while papula is (medicine) a pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.

secretion

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

  • (label) any substance that is secreted by an organism
  • (label) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of hiding something

    • Anagrams

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    papula

    English

    Noun

    (papulae)
  • (medicine) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
    • (Quain)
  • (zoology) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
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