A spot that is level with the skin’s surface and discernible only by difference in colour or texture.
n. a flat (impalpable) circumscribed area of skin or an area of altered skin colour (e.g. a freckle). Compare papule.
Areas of small, ?at or slightly raised skin discoloration which may occur in a wide range of conditions such as many viral infections, eczema (DERMATITIS), PSORIASIS, SYPHILIS and after burns (see BURNS AND SCALDS), as well as in pregnancy.... macules
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