macula lutea

[ mak-yuh-luh loo-tee-uh ]

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noun

, plural mac·u·lae lu·te·ae [mak, -y, uh, -lee , loo, -tee-ee, mak, -y, uh, -lahy , loo, -tee-ahy].

macula lutea

/ ˈluːtɪə /

a small yellowish oval-shaped spot, rich in cones, near the centre of the retina of the eye, where vision is especially sharp See also fovea centralis

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1840–50; < New Latin: literally, yellow macula; macula, luteous

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New Latin, literally: yellow spot

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In order then to avoid diplopia the macula lutea moves to where the retinal image is formed.

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