macule

[ mak-yool ]

noun

1. mackle.
2. macula.

verb (used with or without object)

, mac·uled, mac·ul·ing.

1. mackle.

macule

/ ˈmækjuːl /

noun

1. anatomy another name for macula
2. printing another name for mackle 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of macule¹

1475–85; < Latin macula spot, blemish; macula

Word History and Origins

Origin of macule¹

C15: from Latin macula spot

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blemish
• blot