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macula flava

[ flā′və ]

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n.

A yellowish spot at the anterior end of the rima glottidis where the two vocal folds join.

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Words nearby macula flava

macula atrophica, macula cerulea, macula corneae, macula cribrosa, macula densa, macula flava, macula lutea, macular amyloidosis, macular area, macular degeneration, macula retinae

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How to use macula flava in a sentence

In order then to avoid diplopia the macula lutea moves to where the retinal image is formed.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
The first is choler, called by physicians flava bilis, which is placed in the liver.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous
This day lily (hemerocallis fulva) is sister to the familiar and showy lemon lily of old gardens (hemerocallis flava).
The Garden, You, and I|Mabel Osgood Wright
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.
A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Miller Dow Meiklejohn