The nurse has assessed a flat, nonpalpable change in the skin color on a patient's back. What characteristic identifies this skin color change as a macule?
A) smaller than 1 cm, with a circumscribed border
B) larger than 1 cm with an irregular border
C) smaller than 0.5 cm
D) group of lesions larger than 0.5 cm.
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