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yellow spot

American  

noun

  1. Ophthalmology. macula.


yellow spot British  

noun

  1. anatomy another name for macula lutea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yellow spot

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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But on 19 February his child sent him a photo to show that it had been "painted pink with yellow spots like Mr Blobby".

From BBC

It still left a small yellow spot, which is why it lands in fourth place.

From Salon

Telltale signs include browning leaves or leaves with yellow spots, but the bugs themselves are large enough to see with your bare eyes.

From Washington Post

“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,” he observed, “but there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.”

From Washington Post

Today I know that those gray ovals and yellow spots are my growing cancer reacting to the contrast fluid infused in my body.

From New York Times