macule

[ mak-yool ]
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noun
verb (used with or without object),mac·uled, mac·ul·ing.

Origin of macule

1
1475–85; <Latin macula spot, blemish; cf. macula

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British Dictionary definitions for macule

macule

/ (ˈmækjuːl) /


noun
  1. anatomy another name for macula

  2. printing another name for mackle 1

Origin of macule

1
C15: from Latin macula spot

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