mac·ule 1 (m k y l )n. & v. Variant of mackle. |
| mac·ule 2 (mkyl) n. Variant of macula. |
macule [ˈmækjuːl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another name for macula
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing another name for mackle
[from Latin macula spot]
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| Noun | 1. | macule - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases maculation, 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" liver spot - a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin plague spot - a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague |
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