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macula
[ mak-yuh-luh ]
noun
, plural mac·u·lae [mak, -y, uh, -lee].
- a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- Ophthalmology.
- an opaque spot on the cornea.
- Also called macula lutea, yellow spot. an irregularly oval, yellow-pigmented area on the central retina, containing color-sensitive rods and the central point of sharpest vision.
macula
/ ˈmækjʊlə; ˈmækjuːl /
noun
- a small spot or area of distinct colour, esp the macula lutea
- any small discoloured spot or blemish on the skin, such as a freckle
macula
/ măk′yə-lə /
, Plural maculae măk′yə-lē′
- A minute yellowish area located near the center of the retina of the eye, at which visual perception is most acute.
- A discolored spot on the skin that is not elevated above the surface.
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Derived Forms
- ˈmacular, adjective
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Other Words From
- macu·lar adjective
- multi·macu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macula1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: spot, blemish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macula1
C14: from Latin
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Example Sentences
In order then to avoid diplopia the macula lutea moves to where the retinal image is formed.
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The macula rash was entirely unique so far as I knew, but a sketch greatly helped to fix it on one's memory.
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Mail comes from the Latin macula, the mesh of a net; and the first coats of mail were made of rings or a kind of metal network.
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Confluent: running together; as of two macula when united in one outline.
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"Undique aspersa" and "Macula fusca notat medium utriusque lateris" are the printed emendations.
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