macule

Noun
  1. A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated;
    Caused by various diseases (synset 105252277)
    is a type of: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot - a small contrasting part of something
    subtypes:
    • 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
    is a part of: cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    same as: macula

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