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macule
[ mak-yool ]
/ ˈmæk yul /
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noun
verb (used with or without object), mac·uled, mac·ul·ing.
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Origin of macule
1475–85; <Latin macula spot, blemish; cf. macula
Words nearby macule
macula, macula lutea, macular degeneration, maculate, maculation, macule, macumba, macushla, Macy, mad, mad about
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How to use macule in a sentence
This macule, plaque, or patch of diseased integument is in its typical features characteristic.
British Dictionary definitions for macule
Word Origin for macule
C15: from Latin macula spot
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