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macule
mac·ule 1 M0017100 (măk′yo͞ol′)n. & v. Variant of mackle.
mac·ule 2 M0017100 (măk′yo͞ol′)n. A discolored spot or area on the skin that is not elevated above the surface and is characteristic of certain conditions, such as smallpox, purpura, or roseola. Also called macula.macule (ˈmækjuːl) n1. (Anatomy) anatomy another name for macula2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing another name for mackle1[C15: from Latin macula spot]mac•u•la (ˈmæk yə lə)
n., pl. -lae (-ˌli) -las. 1. a spot, esp. on the skin. 2. a. an opaque spot on the cornea. b. Also called yellow spot. an irregularly oval, yellow-pigmented area on the central retina containing color-sensitive rods and the central point of sharpest vision. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: spot, blemish] mac′u•lar, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | macule - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseasesmaculamaculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck, spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"freckle, lentigo - a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skinliver spot - a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skinplague spot - a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague |
EncyclopediaSeemaculamacule
macule [mak´ūl] a macula.mac·u·la, pl. mac·u·lae (mak'yū-lă, -ū-lē), 1. A circumscribed flat area, up to 1 cm in diameter, differing perceptibly in color from the surrounding tissue.
See also: spot.
See also: neuroepithelium of macula. 2. A small discolored patch or spot on the skin, neither elevated above nor depressed below the skin's surface.
See also: spot.
See also: neuroepithelium of macula. 3. The neuroepithelial sensory receptors of the utricle and saccule of the vestibular labyrinth collectively.
See also: neuroepithelium of macula. Synonym(s): maculae utriculosaccularis [TA] Synonym(s): macule, spot (1) [L. a spot] macule (măk′yo͞ol′)n. A discolored spot or area on the skin that is not elevated above the surface and is characteristic of certain conditions, such as smallpox, purpura, or roseola. Also called macula.macule A small, flat, coloured spot, usually understood to mean on a surface, in particular of the skin or mucosal surface.macule Medtalk A small flat colored spot. See Coal dust macule. mac·u·la, pl. maculae (mak'yū-lă, -lē) 1. A small spot, perceptibly different in color from the surrounding tissue. 2. A small, discolored patch or spot on the skin, neither elevated above nor depressed below the skin's surface. 3. In ocular anatomy, indicates that portion of the retina located within the major vascular arcades, temporal to the optic nerve.
Synonym(s): macule, spot (1) . [L. a spot]MaculeA flat, discolored area on the skin.Mentioned in: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fevermacule
Synonyms for maculenoun a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevatedSynonymsRelated Words- maculation
- patch
- speckle
- dapple
- fleck
- spot
- cutis
- skin
- tegument
- freckle
- lentigo
- liver spot
- plague spot
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