punctate
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- punctation noun
- unpunctate adjective
- unpunctated adjective
Etymology
Origin of punctate
1750–60; < New Latin pūnctātus dotted, equivalent to Latin pūnct ( um ) point, dot + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Superficial, usually epidermal, linear or punctate loss of tissue; as, for example, ordinary scratch-marks.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
P. exp. obtuse, dry, livid, tinged olive, glabrous then often squamulose or punctate, flesh reddish; g. pallid with greenish tinge; s. 5-10 cm. whitish, somewhat rooting; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
In the greatest number of cases in my own experience the exanthem is composed of ill-defined, roundish, punctate macules, without special grouping.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
P. exp. pallid gilvous, disc rugosely punctate; g. adnate then decur. pallid; s. hollow, narrowed below, pallid, apex white floccose; sp. 6-8 � 4.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. 1.5-2 cm. campan. striate, at first glabrous then cracked into squamules, sooty black; g. adnate, equally narrowed from stem to edge of p. pallid grey; s. 4-5 cm. blue, not punctate; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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