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View synonyms for macule

macule

[ mak-yool ]

noun



verb (used with or without object)

, mac·uled, mac·ul·ing.

macule

/ ˈmækjuːl /

noun

  1. anatomy another name for macula
  2. printing another name for mackle 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macule1

1475–85; < Latin macula spot, blemish; macula
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macule1

C15: from Latin macula spot
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Example Sentences

This macule, plaque, or patch of diseased integument is in its typical features characteristic.

A vesicle, bleb, and pustule are hollow; macule, papule, and tubercle are solid.

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