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macule
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macule /mac·ule/ (mă´kūl) a discolored spot on the skin that is not raised above the surface.
mac·ule (mkyl)
n.
Variant of macula.

Macule
A flat, discolored area on the skin.

macule
[mak′yo̅o̅l]
Etymology: L, macula, spot
1 a small flat blemish or discoloration that is level with the skin surface. Examples are freckles and some rashes. Compare papule.
2 a gray scar on the cornea that is visible without magnification. macular, adj.

macule (makˑ·yōōl),
n a nonelevated region of skin that is distinguished by an alteration in color. Also called
macula.

macule
(mak´ūl),
n a lesion that is not elevated above the surface.
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Oral melanotic macule.

macule
see macula.

macule
Medtalk A small flat colored spot. See Coal dust macule.


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