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macula

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Noun

HYPHEN

mac=u=la

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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;

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;

is a kind of area, region

is a part of retina

macula(n = noun.body) macule - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases;

is a kind of dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot

is a part of cutis, skin, tegument

has particulars: freckle, lentigo, liver spot, plague spot

Derived forms verb maculate₂, verb maculate₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

macula, n. [L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.].

A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule. [1913 Webster]
A rather large spot or blotch of color. [1913 Webster]

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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.

Derivative

macular adj. maculation n.

Etymology

L, = spot, mesh

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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.