macula
Americannoun
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a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
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Ophthalmology.
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an opaque spot on the cornea.
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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.
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noun
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a small spot or area of distinct colour, esp the macula lutea
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any small discoloured spot or blemish on the skin, such as a freckle
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A minute yellowish area located near the center of the retina of the eye, at which visual perception is most acute.
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A discolored spot on the skin that is not elevated above the surface.
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Origin of macula
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: spot, blemish
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It affects the macula, the central region of the retina that contains tightly packed cells used for sharp, detailed color vision.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025
As chair of her local macula support group, she said many in her position share the same concerns.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Excessive vascular growth damages the macula, the part of the eye that translates light into image signals.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
But mouse retinas lack the macula, a key region found in human eyes that picks out fine details, so they are not an ideal model.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2022
The macula rash was entirely unique so far as I knew, but a sketch greatly helped to fix it on one's memory.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
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