MACULE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases

Synonyms:

macula; macule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("macule" is a kind of...):

dapple; fleck; maculation; patch; speckle; spot (a small contrasting part of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "macule"):

freckle; lentigo (a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin)

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)

Holonyms ("macule" is a part of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)