A flat, nonpalpable lesion is described as a macule if the diameter is:
a. larger than 1 cm.
b. smaller than 1 cm.
c. 3 cm exactly.
d. too irregular to measure.
B
A macule, by definition, is a flat, circumscribed area smaller than 1 cm in diameter and is mea-surable. An example of a macular rash is measles.
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