papule vs zit

papule and zit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
papule	Yes	No	No	No
zit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, zit is a hypernym of papule; that is, zit is a word with a broader meaning than papule:

papule: a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
zit: a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

Other hypernyms of papule include hickey, pimple.

papule (noun)	zit (noun)
a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)	a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne