Meaning | A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. |
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Synonym | macula |
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Part of | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
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Narrower | freckle, lentigo | A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin |
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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 / plague |
Broader | spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation | A small contrasting part of something |
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Spanish | mácula |
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