Etymology
Origin of macule
1475–85; < Latin macula spot, blemish; macula
Example Sentences
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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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