macule

[mak-yool]

noun

1. mackle.

2. macula.

verb (used with or without object)

maculed, maculing 

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.

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

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Related Words

• blemish 
• blot