macul-

combining form

variants or maculo- or less commonly maculi-

1

: spot : blotch

maculation

maculiform

2

: spotted and : macular and

maculopetechial lesions

maculoanesthetic

Word History

Etymology

Middle English macul-, from Latin, from macula

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