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macula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun macula has 3 senses
- macula(n = noun.phenomenon) sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field; Array is a kind of dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot
- macula(n = noun.body) macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot - a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision; Array is a kind of area, region
- macula(n = noun.body) macule - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases; Array is a kind of dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot
is a part of retina
is a part of cutis, skin, tegument
has particulars: freckle, lentigo, liver spot, plague spot
Derived forms verb maculate2, verb maculate1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
macula, n. (pl. maculae)
1 a dark spot, esp. a permanent one, in the skin.
2 (in full macula lutea) the region of greatest visual acuity in the retina.
1 a dark spot, esp. a permanent one, in the skin.
2 (in full macula lutea) the region of greatest visual acuity in the retina.
Derivative
macular adj. maculation n.
Etymology
L, = spot, mesh
ROGET THESAURUS
macula
Blemish
N blemish, disfigurement, deformity, adactylism, flaw, defect, injury, spots on the sun, eyesore, stain, blot, spot, spottiness, speck, speckle, blur, tarnish, smudge, dirt, freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark, blobber lip, blubber lip, blain, maculation, scar, wem, pustule, whelk, excrescence, pimple, pitted, freckled, discolored, imperfect, blobber-lipped, bloodshot, injured.
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