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A macule is a flat, distinct, colored area of skin that is usually less than 10 millimeters wide, and does not include a change in skin texture or thickness.
ReferencesHabif TP, ed. Principles of diagnosis and anatomy. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 1.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 11/14/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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What is the medical term for macule?
Macule is a medical term meaning discoloration of the skin that can't be palpated. A common example is a freckle.
What is the medical term meaning blue discoloration of the skin?
Cyanosis is a bluishdiscoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood. "Cyan" is a word that means, "Blue".
What is macule?
Discolored spot on skin
Are freckles example papules?
macule
Is macule a freckle?
No, a macule is a flat, discolored spot on the skin, whereas a freckle is a small, pigmented spot on the skin caused by an increase in melanin production. Freckles are typically brown in color and are often the result of sun exposure.
Another name for small freckles or flat mole?
macule or macula
Which refers to a circumscribed flat area of to 1.0 cm in diameter?
Macule
A small raised red lesion that is less than 0.5 centimeter in diameter?
Macule
What is a small freckle or flat mole?
If it is LESS then 1 cm in diameter then it is called a Macule or macula.
What is the medical term meaning localized changes in skin color of less than 1cm?
Macule
What words end in cule?
Macule, molecule, lenticule, ridicule, spicule, miniscule, reticule, locule, graticule, saccule
What is the Latin word for spot or place?
The Latin word macula (a spot or stain) passed straight into English as a macula; To maculate is to deliberately spatter something with spots; a macule is a stain or blur, or a false image; immaculate means spotless or without blemish; maculation is the pattern of spots on the coat of an animal.
