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
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mac•u•la
(mak′yə lə),USA pronunciation n., pl.
mac′u•lar, adj.
- -lae
(-lē′).USA pronunciation
- Pathologya spot or blotch, esp. 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.
- Latin: spot, blemish
- Middle English 1350–1400
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'macula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
immaculate
- macle
- macula lutea
- macular degeneration
- maculate
- macule
- mail
- maquette
- maquis
- senile macular degeneration
- trammel
- yellow spot